From David Richie:
Holiday car burglars targeted mostly luxury sedans and big sports utility vehicles and El Dorado County sheriff's deputies took numerous reports on Christmas morning and throughout the weekend.
Portable GPS units seemed to be on many of the thieves' wish lists as were iPods and laptop computers. They were willing to smash and grab if necessary but deputies noted that most of the thefts were out of cars left unlocked in residential driveways with valuable items still inside.
The Highland Village area of El Dorado Hills was especially hard hit with multiple thefts reported on Loch Way, Kilt Circle and Amer Way.
Nearby, on Embarcadero Drive, a man told deputies that he had left about $1,500 in Christmas presents in the trunk of his car. Everything was gone when he came out on Christmas morning, according to an incident summary.
A GPS unit, laptop computer and a computer keyboard were the main prizes taken from a car on Calais Way during the same time frame.
Several break-ins also were noted in the Diamond Springs area around Fowler Lane and Diamonte Robles Court.
No arrests are noted in any of the incidents but deputies did take report of suspicious juveniles walking through the area in Diamond Springs were some of the thefts occurred.
All the action evidently made at least one set of thieves hungry. Deputies were called to the Millcreek Market on Pleasant Valley Road about 6 p.m. Saturday.
Two men reported that they left their BMW unlocked for just a few minutes while they ran inside to buy some ice. When they returned to the car, they discovered that someone had got away with three pizzas they had just picked up.
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