Spate of Car Burglaries Hit East Windsor Area

Police are advising residents to lock their cars after four unlocked cars were burglarized on the same night in an area of East Windsor.

When asked if the burglaries were connected, Lt. Richard Bernstein of the East Windsor police said, “It’s something we would consider based on the time and location.”

Two of the burglaries occurred on Geraldine Road between 3 p.m. on Aug. 9 to 10:25 a.m. on Aug. 10, according to police. A GPS unit and $40 in cash were stolen from the car.

The burglary on Teal Court happened between 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 9 and 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 10. In this instance, a GPS unit, an external hard drive and a Dell laptop were taken, according to police.

The fourth burglary, in which a GPS unit was stolen, occurred on Chatham Court between 8 p.m. on Aug. 9 and 7 a.m. on Aug. 10, according to police.

“We’d like to see them [residents] lock their cars,” Bernstein said.

Police said they would not comment on the number of people involved in or any possible descriptions, citing an ongoing investigation.