Increase of Motor Vehicle Thefts in Morris County
In recent weeks, Morris County has seen an uptick in motor vehicle related thefts and burglaries. Mountain Lakes is no stranger to this unfortunate trend.
Mountain Lakes Police Department would like to remind everyone to take an active role in preventing the theft or burglary of your vehicles by ensuring proper precautions are taken, to include locking your vehicles and removing your key fobs. Every instance of reported theft or burglary in our jurisdiction was due to an unlocked vehicle and/or the key fob being left inside.
If you see any suspicious activity, please notify police immediately. For more steps to prevent vehicle theft, please click the following link by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration:
https://www.nhtsa.gov/road-safety/vehicle-theft-prevention
Address/Location
Borough of Mountain Lakes
400 Boulevard
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-334-3131
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