ALTOONA, BLAIR COUNTY - A series of car break-ins in Blair County have police puzzled.  Now they need your help to catch the gutsy criminals.

They're following up on some leads, but any information you have is valuable.  Police want to catch these car criminals before things get more dangerous.

Shaggy has never been a big, bad watchdog.  When he started barking in the middle of the night last week his owner Sharon Shaffer just thought he needed to go out.  Shaggy might have been giving a warning call.

“When my husband got up for work the next morning he noticed his car and my son's truck, the car doors were open and the glove compartment stuff was all over the front seat of the cars,” Shaffer said.

The Shaffer’s are one of twelve break-in victims through Logan Township.  Most of them happened near the Shaffer’s home along

“Most of it is electronics.  We've had some iPods, we've had some GPS units, several checkbooks and a few other items but mostly electronics,” Logan Township Police Chief Ron Heller said.

Most of the victims left their car doors unlocked, but the thieves put in more effort when they targeted Brandon Darlington’s home.

“I'm from Philadelphia so when you move out here you don't expect that kind of thing around here.  You kind of expect it to be a little quieter, more laid back and relaxed,” Darlington said.

Darlington woke up Monday morning and found someone tried to kick in his garage access door.  The burglars couldn't get far because the door smacked into the car.  They didn't take anything, but they did leave a scratch on the car.

Although Sharon Shaffer wishes she would have paid more attention to Shaggy's barking, she thinks he ended up being the watch dog he's always wanted to be.

“Mine (car) was in the driveway and the dog was at the garage window barking at them so I think that's why they didn't get my car,” Shaffer said.

Most of the break-ins happened since last Wednesday.  If you have any information or are a victim yourself give Logan Township police a call.