Effort to crack down on car break-ins moves forward

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – An effort to crack down on a recent spike in car break-ins in Vermont is moving forward.

Under current Vermont law, if someone enters your car but doesn’t steal it, it’s not illegal. And there’s no language involving “grand theft auto.”

Some lawmakers want to change that and make the penalties stiffer.

Now, H.563, a bill that does that has cleared the House. It now heads to the Senate.