JACKSON Tenn — The Jackson Police Department has received a large number of automobile burglary reports over the past weekend. As of the time of this release, police have responded to approximately ten automobile burglary calls since Friday afternoon. According to investigators, these are occurring at various locations throughout the city.

Officers have responded to the Wright’s Mill subdivision, the West Old Hickory area, Campbell Street and Sweetbay Drive area, hotel parking lots and two apartment complexes on the north side of the city.

Officers say, in nearly all of these incidents, the car doors were left unlocked by the owners and valuables were stolen from inside the vehicles. Some of these burglaries resulted in rifles and handguns being stolen. In one incident an AR-15 rifle chambered in .22 caliber was stolen.

In a separate burglary, a .40caliber Glock pistol was stolen. In other incidents the thieves have found checkbooks
and wallets left inside unlocked vehicles.

The Jackson Police Department says there are things you must do to make it harder on would be thieves:  lock your car doors, take your keys and not leave any valuables in a car.

Anyone with information about this case, or any other crime is encouraged to contact the Jackson Police Department at 731-425-8400 or Crime Stoppers at 731-424-8477