Citizens are being alerted about a crime trend sweeping across public parking lots in our country and warned not to be distracted by something that may be left on their vehicle.

What is taking place is money or notes are being put on the windshields of vehicles in hopes of luring you out of your vehicle. When trying to retrieve what was left behind, victims are being robbed and in some cases, worse. 

Tips to avoid this from happening to you:

(1) Always be aware of your surroundings while out in public.
(2) if you notice anything left on your vehicle, wait until you are at a different location before removing the object.
(3) When removing the object, use gloves or something other than your bare hands as the object could potentially be tainted.

The agency that shared this alert says that no reports of this type of activity has been reported in their jurisdiction but have been made aware of this happening in other areas and don’t want local citizens to fall victim.