Kansas City Missouri Police Shoal Creek Patrol Division
6801 NE Pleasant Valley Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64119
Phone: (816) 413-3400
Fax Number: (816) 413-8111
(Intersection of Shoal Creek Parkway and Pleasant Valley Road)
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NEW: Reducing Accidents on Highway 152 Report
Shoal Creek, as well as the northland in general, is experiencing an increase in items stolen from automobiles. Currently this crime trend is occurring in residential areas during the overnight hours from vehicles parked outside in driveways, streets, and apartment complexes. A couple of things noticeable in this current pattern is most of the vehicles were left unlocked and a lot of the items taken were visible to the thieves from the outside such as GPS units left in windshields, cell phones left plugged in, bags left in the seat. Here are a few tips to help prevent yourself from being a victim:
1. Place items left in your vehicle out of view. Some thieves are looking for quantity, not quality. In other words they don't want to spend a lot of time searching for things of value when they can find vehicles where the items are seen and known before they open the door. By placing items of value in your glove box, under the seat, or best yet in the trunk, you increase the chances a thief will bypass your vehicle and look for an easier target down the road.
2. Lock your vehicle. A high percentage of the vehicles where items are being stolen from were left unlocked. The Shoal Creek Station has received several calls of citizens observing parties trying doors on parked vehicles which leads us to believe the thieves are looking for quick and easy targets.
3. Park in well lit areas if at all possible. Most driveways and parking lots have areas which are better lit than others. When you park your vehicle, think about whether someone from the street, or even yourself from your residence, could easily see a thief in your vehicle. Also check the lighting around where you park and replace any burned out bulbs or contact your property manager to fix any parking lot lights not functioning properly.
4. Pay attention to who is around you. Many times thieves case an area before they strike. Talk with your neighbors and encourage them to communicate with each other when strange people are walking through your neighborhood. Most thieves don't want to be noticed so they can't be described or identified later so sometimes simply showing them you are paying attention is enough to get them to move on to somewhere else.
While these tips may not prevent you from becoming a victim, they will certainly lessen the chances that you will. If requested, Shoal Creek Division personnel can be contacted to conduct a security survey of where you live or our Crime Free Multi Housing officers can be contacted for rental properties. As with anything, please report any suspicious activity to your local police department by calling 911 with as much detail and information as possible.
