For the second time in three weeks, vehicles in DeKalb have been victim to a wave of vandalism.

According to police, two cars parked at the CLA Enterprises-owned apartments at 430 Russell Road had windows broken sometime Sunday night. Nothing was reported stolen from either vehicle.

Those incidents, together with the seven reports of vehicle damage around the city Saturday, have again placed increased attention on vehicle safety.

In a matter of three nights, 16 victims reported having the rear window of their vehicles smashed late last month.

Keith Marciano, whose 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier was one of the vehicles damaged Sunday night, still was angry Monday afternoon.

“I just got my car in May,” the senior accounting major said. He purchased the car with money saved from his summer job.

Unlike the two victims on Russell Road, many of the vehicles reporting damage on Saturday night did have items stolen.

According to police reports, two cars were broken into on Cedar Court, with one hunting bow missing. A victim on Chestnut Street had a wallet stolen. Stereos were stolen from two separate vehicles on Dogwood Lane. A stereo and a backpack were reported stolen from a vehicle on Pheasant Run, and a victim parked on Jasmine Street didn’t report anything stolen.

Although many incidents occurred in the far south part of DeKalb at the Knolls subdivision, it’s a possibility that all incidents occurring this weekend are related, said Lt. Jim Kayes of the DeKalb Police Department.

The times at which this weekend’s string of vandalism occurred are similar, adding legitimacy to the related thought, Kayes said. He doubts that there is any relation to recent vandalism, and that which occurred last month.

Kayes said he doesn’t believe there was a motive behind the burglaries.

“We’re always going to have auto burglaries. It’s never-ending,” Kayes said.

When CB radios were popular, people were stealing those, Kayes said. Then came detachable cassette players, followed by detachable CD players. Most recently amps and subwoofers are popular items.

There isn’t really any way to stop auto burglaries from occurring, but certain steps can be taken to possibly deter would-be robbers, Kayes said.

Keeping valuables out of site or parking your car in a well-lit area are a few steps, Kayes suggests. But even doing this can’t guarantee someone won’t break into your car.

“As soon as the first Model-T rolled off the lot, I imagine someone was eyeing it to see what was inside,” Kayes said.