Springfield, Ohio, crime: Storage unit thefts spike, police issue warning

The Springfield Police Division is warning city residents about storage unit security after more than 30 storage unit break-ins were reported locally over several days.

Police advise that people who use storage units in the city take several precautions, including not storing rare or collectable items or anything of high value in a storage unit.

Police also recommend using a high-quality lock on a storage unit and installing wireless cameras inside the unit.

The police division asks that anyone with information on any storage unit break-ins contact officers at 937-328-3430.

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Storage unit break-ins have been infrequent outside of the city. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has only responded to one report of a storage unit break-in in the last month. It occurred in Park Layne, according to the sheriff’s office.

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Sydney Dawes covers news in Montgomery County for Dayton Daily News. She previously worked as a reporter for the Springfield News-Sun, and prior to then, she served as the editor of The Athens NEWS and the Vinton-Jackson Courier. Dawes has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Ohio University.