Fruit Heights City Council heard a quarterly report from the Davis County Sheriff’s Office on local crime trends and patrol activity, with deputies reporting a recent spike in vehicle burglaries and urging residents to secure vehicles and remove valuables.

The report matters because it links a rise in opportunistic vehicle burglaries to preventable behaviors and identifies the investigative and victim‑service work the sheriff’s office is doing in response.

The sheriff’s office presenter said patrol time averaged “approximately 11.37 hours per day” over the last quarter and that investigators have taken “over 35 vehicle burglaries” for the county’s contract cities in the most recent month‑and‑a‑half. The presenter said the Davis County Sheriff’s Office investigations unit is working with other police departments on cases they believe are related and that those incidents have taken substantial investigative hours.

In a breakdown of enforcement activity, the presenter said the quarter included 224 total citations, of which 169 listed speeding as an offense; 114 were cited as moving violations, 53 were written warnings and two incidents led to booking. Mountain Road accounted for 122 citations in the quarter, with an average speed recorded at 40 mph and a maximum recorded at 51 mph when stops were made.

The sheriff’s office emphasized prevention. “A lot of these vehicle burglaries were completely preventable,” the presenter said, urging residents to “lock your doors,” remove valuables and not leave firearms in unsecured vehicles. The presenter added that some stolen vehicles were taken when keys or fobs were left inside cars or garages left open, and warned residents about keyless start vulnerabilities.

Victim services staff work alongside investigators: the presenter said Davis County victim advocates provided 27.25 hours of service to 22 victims during the quarter, including court accompaniment and crisis planning.

Council members asked follow‑up questions about whether the thefts appeared to be the same suspects and about categorization of traffic and vehicle code violations; the sheriff’s office said many matters remain under investigation and directed residents to the Utah Uniform Bail Schedule for specifics on violation categories.

The sheriff’s office ended by reiterating prevention steps and asking residents to remind neighbors to secure their homes and vehicles.

Less urgent council business that followed included routine calendar notices and approval of minutes.