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Police: Stolen Car Had Open Door, Keys in Ignition

2010 Toyota Camry was taken overnight from Lower Macungie Township driveway.

If police were looking for an incident to promote awareness to lock your vehicle to avoid theft, seemingly this would be it. Almost weekly, state police at Fogelsville report one or more thefts from vehicles of loose change, electronics, important papers and more in Lower Macungie Township. But a recent incident was not simply a matter of valuables being taken from an unlocked vehicle. This time, the item taken was, in fact, the vehicle itself, police said. Imagine a prowler's surprise when he found not only the car unlocked but the keys in the ignition. Sometime between 8 p.m. Jan. 16 and 7:15 a.m. Jan. 17, someone made that discovery and drove away with the grey, 2010 Toyota Camry belonging to Derek Richard Tyner, police said. The car …

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