In Parkland, some residents are forgetting that an unlocked vehicle is a recipe for disaster.

Parkland Broward Sheriff's Office Chief Paul O'Connell, and his staff, have repeatedly asked residents to make sure they leave their vehicles locked, but people clearly aren't listening. A look at the city's police blotter confirms this, with eight burglaries involving unlocked cars happening in less than two weeks.

On May 10, someone got into a woman's car that had been left unlocked in the 6400 block of Northwest 57th Lane and stole sunglasses, credit cards and $10 in currency.

On May 14, a man got lucky when a few people informed police when they saw someone steal a leather coat from an unlocked car. The police caught the burglar and the car owner got his coat back.

The others who got punished for leaving their vehicles unlocked weren't as lucky:

On May 19, a man living in the 8000 block of Northwest 126th Terrace left his car unlocked and lost a GPS unit worth $750. The previous day, three burglaries occurred involving unlocked cars, one in the 7800 block of Northwest 105th Lane, another in the 8000 block of Northwest 125th Terrace and the third in the 12500 block of Northwest 67th Drive.

On May 20, a woman in the 12100 block of Northwest 77th Manor found how costly leaving a car unlocked can be when someone entered it and stole a GPS system worth $350. The same day, another burglary involving an unlocked car happened in the 9900 block of Northwest 58th Court.