Residents Warn of Car Break-ins

Thieves, beware, residents are on to you. At least that's the case in the Dunloggin neighborhood where a big sign, on St. Johns Lane, near the intersection of Route 103, is warning people to lock their doors.

This month to date, there have been seven thefts from vehicles in Howard County Police beat A-3, not including four reported incidents in , according to police spokeswoman Sherry Llewellyn.

The A-3 beat encompasses an area bound by Route 108 to the south, Columbia Pike to the east, Route 40 to the north and a border that runs somewhat parallel to, and just east of Manor Lane.

In April, there were nine such incidents in beat A-3, with one of those reported in Centennial, according to police. In March, there were 14 reported car break-ins, three of those were in the park.

And on May 22, police reported that one or more suspects pried open a window at a house on the 9100 block of Northfield Road, also in the Dunloggin neighborhood, and stole jewelry, cash and electronics.