Organized car break-in ring targets multiple metro Detroit cities, police say

MELVINDALE, Mich. (WXYZ) — A string of car break-ins across multiple metro Detroit cities has police on high alert, with investigators believing the crimes may be connected to an organized ring targeting vehicles in coordinated nighttime strikes.

Security footage from Melvindale shows thieves hitting seven vehicles in a single night on Sept. 18, part of a pattern that has emerged across the region in recent weeks.

"Sad, heartbreaking because like I said, a lot of people work hard for this stuff," said Robert Littler, whose work truck was broken into on Wall Street around 2 a.m.

Thieves used tools to pry open his vehicle's lock and ransacked the interior, stealing nearly $1,000 worth of equipment.

"They stuck something in there, a screwdriver or something, bent this back, maybe stuck an