Raleigh, N.C. — Raleigh police are investigating more than two dozen vehicle break-ins that occurred within a few days in an area between Glenwood Avenue and Creedmoor Road.

Police reports indicate the crooks stole money, a gun, and thousands of dollars worth of electronics from 30 vehicles.

No arrests have been made, and police won't say if they think the break-ins are connected with vandalism in the same area on New Year's Day.

In those cases, police arrested two Broughton High School students. Authorities leveled more than seven dozen charges for crimes in the Carolina Country Club and Brookhaven areas.

According to court records, damages to properties of more than 40 victims exceeded $11,000.

For some victims of the recent break-ins, residents say the say the items can never be replaced.

"The value is a low-end camera. It's a digital camera, but all the pictures and the memory cards I had were really important," resident David Tunstall said.

Tunstall said the photos captured his 99-year-old mother-in-law's final days before she passed away two months ago. He never downloaded the photos.

"I would sure like to recover that case," he said.