Residents of Copper Ridge are feeling frustrated after an onslaught of attempted break-ins this week.

“It’s not the amount of money that was taken (75 cents), it’s what they also stole –– my sense of security,” Stephanie Pozzo, a Copper Ridge resident, told the Star.

At least 10 residents were affected by a crusade of crime in the early hours of last Monday.

Multiple residents said they awoke that morning to find their vehicles had been opened and rummaged through.

Pozzo said her vehicle was one of many burglarized that morning.

Even though her doors were locked, she noticed her change jar had been tossed onto the passenger seat, and the glove box was open.

She speculates the thief used a fob key booster to enter, then re-lock her vehicle.

She said there has been a noticeable increase in crime in the neighbourhood lately.

“It seems to go in waves in different subdivisions in town,” Pozzo said.

“You hear about break-ins in Porter Creek, for example, a bunch of them. Then it quiets down, then a while later it happens again in another part of town.”

A series of posts to the neighbourhood’s community Facebook page have called for more RCMP patrolling and a community meeting to find solutions.

Several posters described similar scenarios to Pozzo’s. One neighbour said her car door was left open after it was raided, and many noted their cars were locked when the break-in occurred.

Residents on Winze Lane, Moonstone Lane, Keewenaw Drive, Stope Way, Grizzly Circle, Falcon Drive and Drift Drive all reported attempted break-ins.

Surveillance footage from Falcon Drive, posted by the owner, shows an adult male in a baseball cap and black jacket using his cell phone flashlight to check the doors of two trucks.

In the background, another figure is seen running from one driveway to the next. The video is time-stamped 3:40 a.m. Monday.

“(Other residents) are just as angry as I am,” Pozzo said. “People are tired of it, and want something done.”

She thinks a community meeting will likely take place.

“I think people here really want to feel safe,” she said.

Pozzo said she in’t sure what the solution is. She suggested an increase in RCMP night patrols.

Another resident, who requested anonymity, said on Monday morning, they found their vehicle with the glove compartment and centre console storage area open.

The resident said there is a feeling of unrest in the neighbourhood following the rash of crime.

“The frustration level amongst neighbours is high –– that nothing is being done in terms of follow-up from RCMP,” the resident said.

“People are mad, and threatening that they will deal with the situation if they catch the people who are doing the break-ins.”

The resident said they hope to see a community meeting, the development of community watch programs and greater police presence in all Whitehorse neighbourhoods.

They said their opinion of the neighbourhood has changed in the seven years they have resided there.

“I feel like there was this trust amongst the community where people would leave their cars and homes unlocked, feeling comfortable with the fact that people respect others’ property. Well, that’s certainly changed over the last few years,” the resident said.

In recent history, the resident said, they have noticed an increase of theft, vandalism and violence in the neighbourhood.

“I think people automatically go to our youth who are causing all the problems, but it’s the adults in our community as well that are doing these things, too.”

Whitehorse RCMP did not provide a statement about the widespread concerns to the Star before press time this afternoon.