Maitland Police are urging residents to make sure they lock their cars after a spate of vehicle thefts in the area.
There were 15 reports of thefts between the end of June and the 4th July where valuable such as laptops, iPads, cash, handbags and wallets containing credit cards were stolen.
The credit cards which were stolen have allegedly already been used for fraudulent purposes.
The thefts were from cars in Maitland, East Maitland and Ashtonfield, and police say most of the vehicles which were targeted, were unlocked at the time.
