CAR THIEVES STRIKE WHILE HIKERS HIKE.Byline: Laurence Darmiento Daily News Staff Writer Nature lovers beware. There are more than bears lurking See lurk. (messaging, jargon) lurking - The activity of one of the "silent majority" in a electronic forum such as Usenet; posting occasionally or not at all but reading the group's postings regularly. in the woods. Hikers and other forest visitors seeking to get away from it all just can't seem to do so these days in the 700,000-acre forest. At least 20 parked cars were broken into last week alone in one of nature's most beloved outposts in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . ``People are going off hiking, and they are coming back to find their cars broken into,'' said Dianne Cahir, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service. ``The thieves will start with one car and go on down the line.'' The break-ins - 100 since the beginning of the year - are worst in the forest's Tujunga District, which includes such popular locales as Big Tujunga Canyon and Mt. Gleason. There were four break-ins over the weekend. ``You better be willing to carry your valuables with you,'' Cahir said. ``Cameras. Money. Purses. People put them under their seats. Don't. If you have an expensive watch, keep it on you.'' Rangers are trying to crack down on the problem, but Cahir said the limited personnel can cover only so much ground. There is also a concern that if rangers focus only on areas where thefts have occurred, the thieves may go elsewhere in the forest. The Tujunga District includes the Sand Canyon area. The Saugus District of the forest, which borders Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, to the north, has not had a particular problem, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. rangers there. The break-ins come as the Forest Service has been battling other problems, including graffiti graffiti Form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Technically the term applies to designs scratched through a layer of paint or plaster, but its meaning has been extended to other markings. and speeding on the windy roads that cut through the mountainous moun·tain·ous adj. 1. Having many mountains. 2. Resembling a mountain in size; huge: mountainous waves. mountainous Adjective 1. region. |
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