Year-to-date through June 30, 15 vehicles have been stolen in town, compared to eight over the same period in 2025, according to the department’s monthly statistics. “We’ve been having … two in the past week or so with keys that were left in the vehicles.” The numbers echo a problem the department has flagged in the past—for example, when stolen vehicles more than doubled from 17 to 40 in 2024 compared to the year before. At that time, DiFederico said that in nearly every case, the stolen vehicle had been left unlocked with the keys inside. “Our department continues to investigate vehicle break-ins and stolen vehicles occurring both during the day and at night, where vehicles are being left unlocked and often with the keys inside,” the department wrote in a recent post.