Gloucestershire Police are urging drivers to think about where they keep their car keys after a number of burglaries in the county.
Since the beginning of the month there have been seven burglaries in the county where car keys, and then the car, have been stolen.
Crime Reduction officer for the county, Paul Francis, said: “There have been a growing number of incidents where motorists have had car keys stolen during a house burglary and then their car stolen from the driveway.
“Car security has improved so much over the past few years that thieves now need the keys to steal your car and in many of these burglaries the keys had been left either near the front door or a window, where they were in easy reach.
“That’s why we’re urging residents to think about where they keep their keys and to start leaving them out of sight.”
