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Neighbors want extra security at a Lem Turner apartment complex

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — REPORT: Teens arrested after burglarizing unlocked vehicles in an Oakleaf neighborhood

Neighbors at a Lem Turner apartment complex are calling for additional security.

On Thursday, tenants at Madison Woods apartments told Action News Jax car break-ins at the complex are a chronic issue.

The windows of several vehicles were smashed overnight Wednesday.

One renter says on parking lot is a particularly easy target for thieves.

She described, “We’ve asked them numerous times to put a camera on one of the light where the cars are parked so that we can see … it gets so dark back here.”

The woman described her concern for elderly tenants living in the area of the break-ins.

Neighbors in other areas of the complex also said security is a concern.

Action News Jax tool the issues to complex management, they wouldn’t comment.

Renters worry the crimes could escalate and turn violent.

One tenant said “My neighbors could com home and get knocked upside the head with a gun or hold them at gunpoint.”