Over 80 Auto Thefts in the Capitol View and Sylvan Hills Neighborhoods
Residents are frustrated with number of auto thefts in their neighborhood.
Frustrated residents in the Capitol View and Sylvan Hills neighborhoods are fed up with criminals coming in on nearly a daily basis to steal their cars, and damage their property. According to police reports, there have been over 80 auto thefts alone, in the past three months. This does not include the reports of car break-ins and home break-ins that residents say happen almost every night. A Channel 2 report says that in December, "there have been 43 home burglaries in just the two neighborhoods." In the same report the neighborhood's city council representative, Joyce Sheperd, said she has talked to Mayor Kasim Reed about the problem and that she intends to hold a neighborhood meeting on this issue later in the month. "Enough is …
