Dec 18, 2024
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — One of Hampton Roads' largest employers has been seeing a rash of car break-ins of late. Employees at HII Newport News Shipbuilding say they have had their cars broken into, and one said his car was broken into twice in a matter of a week. Aarron Williams' car was first hit by thieves two Fridays ago, but he didn't realize it until he was sitting in his car. "You know, just unwinding at the end of a long shift, you know what I mean? And I felt the breeze, it was cold that day,” Williams said. He noticed some loose change missing and an ashtray that he's since replaced. Two other employees he walked out with also noticed their cars were broken into. They immediately got on their phones. "The security personnel through the shipyard, we called them, notified them first,” Williams said. And just last week, Williams' car was broken into a second time. Thankfully, nothing was taken, and he’s now patched it up with cardboard and duct tape. He said his 6-year-old son told him he wanted to put on his Spiderman outfit and catch the suspect. “It calmed me down cause at that particular time I was still upset what was happening and whatnot," Williams said, "but it really calmed me down and gave me a light, you know?" According to Newport News Police, there have been 10 thefts from vehicles here since Dec. 1. Three of those happened Monday night. On Tuesday, police arrested 19-year-old Zachariah Smith as officers responded to another report of a break-in. He's facing several larceny and weapons charges. HII Newport News Shipbuilding said they have been working with Newport News Police on security there. "NNS has worked with NNPD to enhance security measures, to include increased surveillance and roving patrols," HII Newport News Shipbuilding said in a statement. "We are not discussing specifics of additional measures in order to prevent compromise of our security program."
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