Atlanta Police Chief Warns of Rising Burglary Rates Targeting Storage Units
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If you rent a storage unit in metro Atlanta, Police Chief Darin Schierbaum says you should check on it. Burglaries have jumped 3% in the city of Atlanta, and storage units are a huge target. Two men were recently caught in the act. **ATLANTA** - The Atlanta police chief has a message for those who plan to rent a storage unit: check on it regularly. Burglaries in Atlanta have increased by three percent, and one area seeing a noticeable uptick in criminal activity is storage facilities.
These locations are becoming easy targets for burglars due to the lack of constant monitoring, according to Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum.