San Francisco police are warning residents and visitors about a rise in car burglaries and to not leave valuables in vehicles.
The spike in auto burglaries may be tied to a decline in cell phone robberies.
The Twin Peaks area of San Francisco has been described as ground zero for auto burglaries. Victor Kamendrowsky, who lives nearby, said everyday he sees pile of broken glass from the burglaries.
But Kamendrowsky said the burglars don't break into every vehicle.
"So there must be something that attacks them," he said. "So my guess is somebody's leaving a jacket or a shirt on the back seat."
Meanwhile, the drop in cell phone robberies in the city has been linked to the so-called kill switch that mobile phone makers have no installed int he devices.
"If I do lose my phone I can track it, or I can lock it, or I can wipe it completely clean," said Jasmine Malone, an Oakland resident. "So there's nothing much they can do with it."
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While it appears thieves that were robbing people of their cell phones have no turned to breaking into cars, San Francisco police said they do not have the data to make a one-to-one correlation.
"But what I can tell you is that the numbers are down with iPhone robberies and the numbers are up in San Francisco for auto burglaries," Capt. David Lazar said.
