Hoboken Police Department posted on Twitter that car thefts are up to 30% this year in New Jersey.

As a result, many police departments across the Garden State have ramped up a social media campaign named #9pmroutine with the hope that it will alert people to remind themselves to lock their cars and valuables.

News 12 New Jersey's Lauren Due has details other police departments tweets from the Alert Center.

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