car break-ins

With the holidays, come the expected increase in car break-ins, especially at malls and shopping centers. Cheryl Hurd reports.

With the holidays, comes the expected increase in car break-ins, especially at malls and shopping centers.

With the holidays, come the expected increase in car break-ins, especially at malls and shopping centers. Damian Trujillo reports.

Police are investigating after a row of cars and trucks were broken into overnight Thursday at the Bella Vista Apartment Complex in Richmond.

Police are investigating after a row of cars and trucks were broken into overnight Thursday at the Bella Vista Apartment Complex in Richmond. Cheryl Hurd reports.

BART police are investigating multiple car break-ins at the Dublin station.

In San Francisco, thieves get away with car break-ins more than 98 percent of the time, according to District Attorney’s Office. Bigad Shaban rides along with SFPD undercover officers to find out what needs to happen to finally put the breaks on car break-ins.

Car break-ins are a huge concern in San Francisco for locals, and tourists. They’re relentless, expensive and seem unmanageable. But why and who’s to blame? The police and the DA pointing fingers at each other. NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has more.

Car break-ins happen fast and frequently in San Francisco and after the smash and grabs, thieves often dump bags they don’t want in a Richmond District neighborhood. Jean Elle reports.

A man is tapping into the kindness of neighbors to help people get back what was taken from them during car break-ins in San Francisco. Damian Trujillo reports.

A man is tapping into the kindness of neighbors to help people get back what was taken from them during car break-ins in San Francisco.

The car burglars are increasingly targeting cars in San Jose.

The car burglars are increasingly targeting cars in San Jose. Scott Budman reports.

A new privately funded program in San Francisco will provide cash rewards for tipsters who give police information about car burglaries leading to an arrest and conviction, city officials said Tuesday.

San Francisco leaders are joining forces with Enterprise Rent-A-Car in hopes of breaking the cycle that fuels car break-ins. Thom Jensen reports.

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Newlyweds in Texas and a wedding photographer from Alabama are hoping someone in the Bay Area can reunite them with some one-of-a-kind stolen wedding pictures.

Newlyweds in Texas and a wedding photographer from Alabama are hoping someone in the Bay Area can reunite them with some one-of-a-kind stolen wedding pictures. Jean Elle reports.