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Laredo proclaims July 'Watch Your Car Month,' cites drops in vehicle crime
Summary
Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Perez and Laredo Police officials proclaimed July 2025 as Watch Your Car Month, urging residents to lock vehicles after officials reported year-to-date drops in vehicle burglaries, auto thefts and robberies.
Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Perez and Laredo Police Department officials on Wednesday proclaimed July 2025 as "Watch Your Car Month" and urged residents to lock vehicles and keep belongings out of sight to reduce vehicle burglary and theft.
“we have to keep our vehicles locked and we have to keep our belongings out of sight,” Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Perez said during the ceremony, urging residents to be responsible for their property.
The proclamation, read and signed by Perez in her capacity as mayor pro tem and District 7 council member, was presented alongside Laredo Police Department leaders who highlighted recent declines in several categories of crime. Chief of Police Miguel Rodriguez, who was identified at the…
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