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HPD reminds community to lock cars

Kari Blurton
Hays Post

Law enforcement is reminding the community to lock their cars. Hays police say warmer weather can cause an increase in car break-ins. According to Lt. Ron Rounkles, this time of year also plays a part in thefts.

Lt. Ron Rounkles, Hays Police Department

Rounkles said making sure your car is locked is the most important way to deter theft.  He also advised parking your car in a visible spot.

Reward offered in theft from dying Kansas woman

WICHITA (AP) — Police are looking for a man who was in a silver car near where a Wichita woman was robbed after she died at a fast-food restaurant.

Danielle Zimmerman died Dec. 29 after suffering a brain aneurysm while pulling into a Taco Bell, causing her truck to hit a speaker in the drive-through lane. Someone took her purse, phone and wedding ring before help arrived.

Wichita police said the restaurant’s manager saw a man get out of a silver car and apparently approach Zimmerman’s truck. By the time the manager got outside, the man was pulling out of the parking lot.

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to an arrest in the case.

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