The Sarpy County Sheriff's Office is asking West Omaha mothers to keep their eyes peeled while dropping their kids off at preschool in the morning.
There have been at least three recent reports of vehicle break-ins at preschools. “It definitely makes me feel violated,” Johanna Castle tells 6 News, "I usually just drop her off, and I'm out.”
At 7:30 a.m. last Monday, Castle said she walked her 4-year-old daughter into Harrison Village childcare near 169th and Harrison streets. “We weren't inside but like 5 minutes, and I came out, and there was glass all over the front seat of the car,” she told 6 News.
The Sherriff's Office said they received three reports of vehicle break-ins at daycare facilities, and that they believe these suspects are waiting until moms either leave their vehicle to drop off their child or pick them up inside of the building before they decide to strike.
The other two break-ins were reported at Curious Child Preschool and Rosewood Academy. “My whole window was smashed and my purse was gone. And my purse was actually hidden under the seat,” Castle says.
Inside her purse was cash, credit cards, a checkbook and her social security card. The Sheriff's Office is asking women to avoid leaving their purses in their vehicles for any length of time.