A Great Wolf Lodge in Northern California suffered a spree of car break-ins, with 48 cars found with shattered windows on Thanksgiving, according to local police.

“Unfortunately, especially around the holidays, when people are expecting that there will be presents and other valuables in vehicles, it is always best not to leave items in your vehicle that can be taken,” Sergeant Steven Beermann of the Manteca Police Department (MPD) told reporters.

Newsweek reached out to the MPD and Great Wolf Lodge by email on Friday night outside of normal business hours for comment.

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Holiday travel hits a peak during Thanksgiving weekend, with around 80 million travelers recorded in 2024, an increase over the previous year, which saw just over 78 million travelers, the vast majority of

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