Smash-and-grab thefts in Columbus pinching residents' pocketbooks

By Mark Webber  mwebber@therepublic.com Reporter First Posted: February 28, 2013 - 2:08 pm Last Updated: February 28, 2013 - 2:08 pm

COLUMBUS, Ind. — A rash of brazen, daytime smash-and-grab thefts have left Columbus citizens reeling from unauthorized credit-card charges. Providing a financial double whammy has been insurance-deductible payments to repair the windows of damaged vehicles.

So far this year, they have been occurring at a rate of two every three days.

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