Police Blotter: Multiple Thefts in Trenton During the Holidays

The holiday spirit did nothing to prevent a series of thefts in Trenton. A bicycle and a navigation system were among the items reported stolen in the days leading up to Christmas Day.

Chief James Nardone said the holidays tend to allow for more crimes of opportunity than many other types of crime.

Nardone described a crime of opportunity as an unplanned crime that can be avoided by paying careful attention to property.

“People are typically rushed during the holiday season and they need to pay attention to their cars, their home and their surroundings,” Nardone said. “Protect yourselves. Do not be a victim of an opportunity crime.”

Bicycle Theft

A 22-year-old man reported an orange Royce Union BMX-style bicycle, a black weed whipper and a silver weed whipper were stolen out of his backyard on the evening of Dec. 21 in the 3100 block of Palmetto Court.

Theft at U-Stow-N-Lock

A 44-year-old man reported a large amount of fishing equipment stolen out of his boat that was being stored in the yard of U-Stow-N-Lock, 2447 Fort St., at about 4:30 p.m. Dec. 22.

The man said a navigation system, eight salmon rods, six walleye rods, four big trolling riggers, 2 trolling reels and 200 lures were stolen out of his 23 foot Team Pursuit.

He said he had last checked on the boat in July.

The items were valued at about $8,500.

Theft at Extra Space Self Storage

A 21-year-old man reported a wood chipper stolen out of a storage unit Dec. 23 at Extra Space Self Storage, 1312 West Road.

The man said he went to the storage unit to in an attempt to sell the Mobark Woodchuck wood chipper and noticed the lock on the unit had been cut and the chipper was missing.

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