KCPD using multiple strategies to stop property crimes in Westport [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This year, FOX4 has heard stories from dozens of people who have been victims of property crime.

Those crimes continue to happen around the Kansas City metro.

Mark Romero tells FOX4 that over the weekend, his daughter and her friends saw multiple cars that had been broken into and left with shattered windows near 42nd Street and Mill Street in the Westport area.

“I noticed it’s been a problem, especially in Westport. It’s been a little scary leaving work late. It’s still something that passes through my mind, and we work late, and it’s dark, so I’m just trying to take those extra precautions,” said Allison Mitchell, who works in the area.

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Romero claims that when his daughter and her friends reported the break-ins, they were told it could take multiple hours until an officer …