ANCHORAGE – Police are urging people to lock up their valuables when working out following five gym theft reports in the past two days.
According to police, a thief searched women’s locker rooms looking for unlocked lockers and unsecured belongings.
All the reported thefts have involved Planet Fitness locations, said police spokeswoman Dani Myren.
At the 770 E. Benson Blvd. Planet Fitness location, the thief stole a keychain with car keys and a gym pass on it, police said.
The thief was then able to track down the victim’s vehicle and steal things from inside.
After that, police said, the thief was able to use the gym pass at another Planet Fitness and swipe unsecured car keys from lockers. The thief then located vehicles in the parking lot and stole items from inside them.
In one of the vehicle thefts, the thief stole a purse stowed under a seat and used credit cards in the bag to buy more than $1,000 worth of merchandise.
Unlocked lockers were mentioned in at least three of the reports, Myren said. In addition to the Benson location, items were also stolen from the Planet Fitness at 1920 W. Dimond Blvd.