A quiet North Fort Myers community is on edge as police search for the brazen burglars who targeted their homes and cars. It happened over the weekend along Cape Coral circle, not far from Paradise Marina.
People like Constance Kincaide says she got a wake up call no one wants at any time of the day.
"My husband came and woke me up at 5:30 in the morning and told me that our car had been broken into," Kincaide said.
She was one of many neighbors whose cars were targeted, one house on her quiet street was burglarized.
"That's even scarier than the fact they were breaking into the cars to know that they got into some body's house."
Thieves broke in to about six cars on their street early Saturday morning, rummaging through each vehicle but not taking anything from the inside.
"It's very weird that one would take the time and trouble to break in to someone else's vehicle but not take anything even if it is just change."
Law enforcement officials say these break-ins happen in waves, and say most offenders are teens targeting neighborhoods at odd hours.
"Typically, they go out late at night," Corporal Phil Mullen said. "They'll have one driver and they'll get out and try car doors. They almost without fail go out after unlocked cars."
"It's very sad you can't trust people these days, you have to lock your houses and lock your cars," Kincaide said. "It's so disappointing."
