Thieves broke into 36 DeKalb County police cars parked in a maintenance yard surrounded by metal fencing and gates.
A supervisor arrived Friday morning to find trunk lids open, shattered windows and popped locks, Channel 2 Action News reported.
"If someone wants in bad enough they're going to find a way. That's why we have security. We're not certain what happened, but apparently security didn't work that night," Fleet manager Greg Brake told Channel 2.
Out of 36 cars, the thieves got away with a few radios, one police jacket, a laptop, GPS and a camera, according to police.
The lot was supposed to be patrolled by a security guard, but he arrived two hours late that night.
He was last recorded as checking the property at 1:13 a.m. and when his shift ended at 5:30 a.m., he reported no problems for the entirety of his shift, according to the report.
The county plans to file a claim with the security company's insurance, Brake said.
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