Central Illinois authorities annually deal with an increase in property crimes when the weather gets nicer, and people are more mobile.

Lincoln Police Chief Joe Meister indicates Lincoln sees this trend, too. With more foot and bicycle traffic, there's more opportunity for people to fall victim to a property crime.

Like any property crimes in Lincoln, these are often crimes of opportunity. Chief Meister encourages keeping those doors locked on vehicles and garages and those valuables out of your cars.

Chief Meister has some tips for how those power tools and electronics could potentially be tracked down, even if they've been stolen. We'll have more on that next week with the Chief at the Hart Media Group.