Central Illinois has been blessed with tremendous weather as we head into the summer. 

That means more people will be out and about and some with nefarious intentions. On the WHOW Morning Show Wednesday, Clinton Police Chief Ben Lowers told Regional Radio it feels like this summer more kids are out playing and more people are simply out walking, so motorists need to be alert for those individuals. 

Chief Lowers recognizes he says it every year and multiple times but residents need to be vigilant in locking car doors, removing valuables, and keeping those doors to your home locked.

One area that is helping bring those individuals to justice has been the explosion of home security cameras. Chief Lowers says they are a great resource to law enforcement in a variety of instances where criminal activity has taken place.

With the City now allowing golf carts on the streets of the community, the golf cart has been a resource for a more stealth approach to policing at night.