Following two recent incidents in which thieves have posed as hitchhikers to steal from motorists, Table View police are warning the public not to give lifts to strangers.
In two separate incidents, at different locations, motorists had fallen prey to thieves posing as hitchhikers, said Table View police spokeswoman Captain Adriana Chandler.
When the driver stopped to offer the person a lift, they scouted the front of the vehicle for anything they could grab and then ran off with it, she said.
No weapons had been used to commit those crimes and no arrests had been made, she said.
Motorists should stow their valuables out of sight or lock them in the boot, she said.