Recent car break-ins have caused issues for a small number of people in the RiverPark area.
According to the Chattanooga Police Department, two people have filed reports after their cars were broken into in the Boathouse restaurant parking lot on Monday night.
Among the items stolen were an expensive makeup bag, a purse and passports.
CPD Public Information Officer Robert Simmons said that several auto break-ins – up to 10 or 15 in one day – are typically reported in the Chattanooga city limits. There could be many more, but he stressed the importance of filing a police report to get back whatever was stolen, regardless if the vehicle appears vandalized or not.
“Still make the police report because it gives us just a little bit more info,” Simmons said. “Every time we get something, it adds a little bit more data so we can see patterns, look at it from heat maps so we can see places that we need to concentrate our efforts at or just re-educate people.”