Car prowlers target Centennial Trail users

With the Memorial Day holiday weekend here, law enforcement agencies remind folks enjoying the Centennial Trail to leave all valuables possible at home. 

This past week there have been at least 16 reported vehicle prowlings at the trailheads from the state line and into Spokane County.

The prowlings have not been centered at a specific trailhead parking area.

The suspects have taken all types of valuables, including credit cards, purses, wallets, GPS devices and stereos.

There have been victims that did not realize they had been victimized because the suspects stole checks from checkbooks, left in plain view inside vehicles, near the back of the checkbook. 

They did not realize their accounts had been compromised until either their bank notified them or they reached the missing check.