UNATTENDED VEHICLES THAT ARE LEFT RUNNING ARE ONE OF THE EASIEST TARGETS FOR A CAR THIEF.  THE HOPKINSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WANTS THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE OF THE INCREASED RISK OF CAR THEFT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN CARS ARE OFTEN LEFT RUNNING UNATTENDED.  NOT ONLY DO YOU RUN THE RISK OF YOUR CAR GETTING STOLEN, BUT IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY IT IS ASLO ILLEGAL TO LEAVE YOUR CAR RUNNING AND UNATTENDED, WHETHER IT’S LOCKED OR UNLOCKED.  KENTUCKY LAW SAYS…..NO PERSON OPERATING OR IN CHARGE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL PERMIT IT TO STAND UNATTENDED WITHOUT FIRST STOPPING THE ENGINE, LOCKING THE IGNITION AND REMOVING THE KEY.  HOPKINSVILLE POLICE URGE MOTORISTS TO OBEY THE LAW AND NOT LEAVE THEIR VEHICLES RUNNING UNATTENDED IN ORDER TO WARM THEM UP DURING THE COLDER WEATHER.