Grundy Center Police Department warns citizens to take precautions

GRUNDY CENTER – After a recent uptick in petty crimes, the Grundy Center Police Department hopes to remind citizens to take precautions, and be proactive.
“Grundy Center is a wonderfully safe community, but unfortunately, we still have things happen,” said Captain Kyle Waugh of the GCPD. “Most of it’s petty crimes, but we still want to remind people to be on the lookout.”
Waugh said that so far this winter, the police department has taken numerous calls of stolen packages, petty thefts, and items stolen from vehicles.
But the recent uptick in crime isn’t isolated to Grundy Center.
Earlier last week, two vehicles in Dike were broken into, and a laptop computer was taken from one of the vehicles, according to the Grundy County Sheriff's Department. In Butler County, there were two attempted break-ins at businesses in Parkersburg and New Hartford midway through last week, according to the Butler County Sheriff's Department.
For the full story, including Officer Waugh's tips to avoid becoming the victim of a crime, see this week's Grundy Register.