A group of concerned community members living in Cannonvale have banded together to share information and fight back against a recent spate of vehicle break-ins.
What is believed to be one young boy, aged around 12-years-old, has been plaguing unlocked vehicles and stealing money.
One resident reported $800 went missing, but other thefts have been mostly loose change, the perpetrator choosing to leave behind keys, wallets, IDs and other expensive or personal items.
Local resident, Michael Stodd, set up a Facebook group called Neighbourhood Crime Watch, for people who have been robbed.
“Unfortunately, we have all left our cars unlocked and there are a lot of Airbnbs around with always new people coming and going so there are a lot of unlocked cars at the moment,” he said.
“There's always going to be someone to steal from so it will continue until this person is caught.”
Mr Stodd explained that the group of residents are all “keeping an eye out” by monitoring security cameras, driving around at specific times the thief is known to operate and sharing information.
Another resident, who has asked to stay anonymous, said he is setting up an action group to combat the issue and that within the first 12 hours of announcing, over 30 individuals contacted him.
Over the weekend dozens of residents took to Facebook to share their experiences with others.
“Yes, the glove boxes were raided two nights ago on Iluka Street,” said one post.
“Yes, both cars in our driveway the night before on Wambiri Street,” said another.
One resident decided to walk around and see how much of the area was impacted – “I've walked everywhere this morning and there are around 20 cars broken into last night in this area and some people are still finding their cars gone through.”
Residents are advised to keep their vehicles locked and to remove all money and possessions.
A map of the area being targeted by the thief
Security camera footage of the alleged perpetrator in action in the area
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