On the other hand, had he checked to see if the car was locked, and walked back to his ride and gone on with the day, we wouldn’t be having the discussion. Too bad it didn’t work out that way. If he found it unlocked, another teachable moment presented itself in going to the door, to explain that it should be locked when running or the ordinance would apply. That part was not mentioned in the article and we don’t have the ordinance to read.
Return to the old beat cop who was a neighborhood friend and not a little obsessive compulsive nit-picker.