GLASS SHATTERED — SKI STUFF GONE.

Dabney Jungerman and his wife had just been trying to do a good deed. Some friends in the area had recently moved to Florida. The friends had been planning a ski trip, so the Jungermans offered to send some ski clothes. The clothes were in the car for shipment the next day.

The next morning, the couple found that their car window had been broken, and the suitcase full of ski clothes was gone.

“Unfortunately, my wife made the mistake of parking in the street,” he says. “It’s frustrating. They probably got $50 worth of clothing, and I’m out a $500 deductible.”

Jungerman has a tip that might help prevent the type of crime that occurred at their Lakewood home.

“People should keep their outside porch lights on,” he says. “If the street looks like a barren wasteland, it’s probably a lot more inviting to a crook.”

Dallas police Krystal Woods of the Northeast Patrol Division says to always remember to lock, take and hide — meaning lock the vehicle, take out all belongings and valuables, or hide them very well.

The Victim: Dabney Jungerman

The Crime: Burglary of a motor vehicle

Date: Monday, Feb. 24

Time: Between 11:30 p.m. (Feb. 24) and 7 a.m. (Feb. 25)

Location: 7100 block of Westbrook

“Burglars look for vehicles that are unsecured or unlocked. Burglars will often look for easily available targets,” she says. “Remember, whether at home or out shopping, always secure your valuables.”

Woods also notes that the department’s Operation ID is a tool to help officers possibly get property back after being stolen. The program records the serial numbers of all a resident’s property. One’s driver’s license number can be engraved on property, she says, or serial numbers can be placed in the police database for stolen equipment, which increases the chances of recovery.