COLUMBUS — More than two dozen people staying at Columbus-area hotels woke up Sunday to find their vehicle windows smashed in and belongings strewn about their car.
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Officers with the Columbus Division of Police responded to dozens of calls reporting vehicle break-ins on the city’s north and northeast sides, CBS affiliate WBNS reported.
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The first call was made to police just after 6:30 a.m. Sunday at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel near the John Glenn Columbus International Airport.
At least six hotel parking lots were targeted in the break-ins.
The following hotels experienced break-ins, according to WBNS:
- Courtyard Columbus Airport on Airport Drive
- Fairfield Inn on Olentangy River Road
- Fairfield Inn on Worthington Road
- Four Points Columbus on Pulsar Place
- Hampton Inn & Suites on Pulsar Place
- Courtyard Columbus Easton on Morse Crossing
Dispatchers told WBNS that the suspects may be in a stolen vehicle but no further information was provided.
We will continue to follow this story.
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