Our View: Police, public work together to prevent car thefts

If anyone has had things stolen from their unlocked cars in recent weeks, you can't blame the Havre Police Department.

Sadly, Havre has lost its innocence in recent weeks.

It was always a place where you could leave your car door unlocked. People felt safe leaving their groceries, recent purchases, even wallets in their car.

Then a rash of car break-ins started to take place.

In random parts of town a few weeks ago, cars were ransacked, and items were taken from the cars. This often happened with cars that were parked in alleys — out of sight of passersby. But they also took place on heavily t...