Jay Senter
Jay Senter
Crime & Courts
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Prairie Village investigating rash of burglaries from unlocked vehicles

Sounds like there’s been a rash of car break ins in the neighborhoods near State Line Road in Prairie Village.

Prairie Village police said yesterday that they were investigating six auto burglaries in the area between 79th Street and 79th Terrace between State Line Road and Belinder.

Police noted that all of the cars that had been broken into were unlocked.

“Please lock your vehicles, and don’t leave valuable items in plain view!” said the department in a statement on social media.

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About the author

Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

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