The Lima Police Department says they are seeing vehicle break-ins increase throughout the city, but they are recently noticing increased activity on the west side of town. Areas such as Cable Road, Elijah Parkway, Tall Oaks, and Gloria Avenue are among those areas. The department says you can expect to see an increase in overnight patrols in these problem areas, but Lima residents need to do their part in preventing these crimes.

While the sun can look deceiving during the day temperatures are struggling to stay above freezing. And when the sun goes down the mercury is expected to be in the low teens. With the frigid air, it becomes difficult for those that don’t have a shelter to stay warm. Jerome is homeless and says that nights that are well below freezing can be dangerous and exceptionally long.