Throggs Neck residents wake up to smashed windows on multiple cars

When I walked over here, I noticed that they broke into my car. One smashed window after another, over and over again on several streets here. We counted at least 10 damaged cars here on Hollywood Avenue, along the Throggs Neck Expressway, and on Miles Avenue. And this is a rental car because my car is in the shop, because they stole my catalytic converter. I just bought yesterday the Mercedes car. I just bought yesterday two iPhones. 14 and 14 stolen. Yeah, they stole it. The NYPD confirms multiple cars were vandalized. They're still working to pin down when it happened and how many cars were hit. Now trying to figure out how they got in without the alarms going off, and I'm just thinking, like, did they break the glass and climb through? Throughout the morning, we watched as officers took reports from neighbors while an evidence collection team worked on scene. Frustrations are high. This area is targeted because there's nobody out here. So they feel free to come over here, rob and steal. Neighbors say this has been an ongoing problem for a while. They tell us they've had catalytic converters, tires, and even entire cars stolen. For one woman, this is the second time someone has broken into her car in a matter of months. I'm upset. The holidays coming. I got to take my car to get fixed. It's crazy. They have to get some patrols out here and they have to put some cameras up. They have to definitely put some cameras up in this area. And neighbors now tell us they're worried about parking back out on these streets once again. But for some, this is their only option. In Throggs Neck, Eric Robinson, News 12.