Car, cash stolen from two Luverne homes

The Rock County Sheriff’s office is investigating two thefts that occurred in the early morning hours Tuesday in Luverne.
A vehicle was stolen from the driveway at the home of Martin and Alvina Wigen sometime between Monday night or Tuesday morning.
According to Sheriff Evan Verbrugge, the keys were in the house and someone entered the home, found the keys and took the car, a blue 2015 Ford Edge.
Also in that same timeframe and same neighborhood, the home of Jolene Cronin at 515 West Lincoln was broken into. 
A screen was broken to gain access and roughly $60 was stolen from a billfold in the house.
Verbrugge urged residents to take precautions. “Obviously keep everything locked up, and maybe consider security lighting,” he said.
“We live in a safe community, but with the interstate close by you never know who’s driving around in our neighborhoods.”
He said anyone noticing suspicious activity or who has information about these cases should call the Sheriff’s Office at 283-5000.