MASON CITY – Remember to lock your car doors while you are in the store shopping, as evidently, there are individuals attempting to get inside them and possibly steal from you.
Mason City police report that on February 9, 2016, at noon, employees at Mills Fleet Farm and Target reported suspicious activity by a male and female. The couple were allegedly attempting to get into various vehicles parked in the parking lot. Police also said the pair was engaged in “some other activity which is still under investigation”.
The male, Eugene Sikora of Austin, Minnesota, was charged with Tampering with a Motor Vehicle and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The female driver of their vehicle, Shelbie Garcia of Marshalltown, Iowa, was charged with Tampering with a Motor Vehicle, Operation without Registration, and No Insurance.
Both were jailed and remain there Wednesday on bond.