WARREN COUNTY, Ohio —

Another family is feeling on edge after they say their car was broken into.

"It's very scary and our kids are scared now but we've definitely learned our lesson," the Warren County resident said.

She asked to remain anonymous for safety reasons.

"In the morning we noticed our dog going crazy and she would not stop barking," the resident said.

Around that time, she did hear two vehicles moving down her street.

"I didn't think anything of it until the next morning when my husband told me one of our friend's cars was stolen out of their garage," the resident said.

The family soon realized, although their car was still there, the garage door opener was gone.

Police told them what could have happened.

"These kids are out to get the cars and the garage door openers with the intent of coming back and most likely taking one," the resident said.

Hamilton Township police has warned families of the issue, and that arrests have been made.

"We had four vehicles stolen in Hamilton Township on two separate occasions, those individuals who were involved in those offenses have been arrested by other jurisdictions," Hamilton Township police Chief Scott Hughes said.

Hughes said the majority of the thefts are a result of people leaving their car and garage doors open.

They're working with other jurisdictions to arrest more suspects.

"It's something that affects people the most, like when someone enters your vehicle, like that's your personal property, so other than breaking into someone's home, you feel like it's personal, it feels like a personal attack, so it definitely gets a lot of attention," Hughes said.

In Trenton, video shows a person rummaging through a car parked in a driveway. Then, a vehicle approaches a home, and shortly after, that vehicle leaves with another following behind.

Jessica Ruskaup said that was her car being stolen.

"It was in my driveway but I had left my purse in the car, and we live on a teeny tiny cul-de-sac so I have no idea what prompted them to come into our driveway," Ruskaup said.

If you have any information on similar cases you're asked to contact police immediately.

Trenton native Zach Apple is an Olympic gold medalist, according to the Journal-News.

Apple, a 2015 Edgewood High School graduate, swam the anchor leg on the U.S. men’s winning 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay team Monday morning in Tokyo.

Becker won the race in 3 minutes, 8.97 seconds, the third-fastest time in history. Competing in his first Olympics, Apple swam a sizzling 46.69-second split to bring home the gold for the U.S.

Italy finished second in 3:10.11, and Australia took the bronze in 3:10.22.

Apple will begin his quest for an individual gold on Tuesday in the 100 freestyle. The prelims and semifinals are Tuesday, with the finals set for Wednesday. He likely will compete on other relays this week in Tokyo.

An Olympic relay race ended in a dramatic finish, with a scorching performance by a local swimmer.

Zach Apple, a Trenton, Ohio native, anchored the 4x100 free relay and sealed the victory for the U.S.

“Still, the adrenaline rush from it, it’s crazy,” said the gold medalist’s father Doug Apple. “I don’t think it’s hit me yet that he’s a gold medalist.”

Doug Apple still lives in the Trenton home with a pool where his son began swimming.

It all started years ago when a neighbor, Ben Johnson, who was coaching a swim team needed another kid for a relay and called the Apple family to see if Zach Apple could do it.

Friends and family gathered Sunday night to watch the event live.

“The farther the race goes, we’re all standing up, everybody’s cheering and once he’s down there for the gold, it’s just craziness,” Doug Apple said.

In Trenton, there’s a large billboard congratulating the Olympian on making the team and there are signs painted in the windows of local storefronts updating the congratulations for the gold medal win.

Johnson is still cheering on his most successful swimmer and even had a recent picture taken of the two t0gether at the Olympic Trials.

Zach Apple isn’t finished racing in Tokyo yet. He still has the individual 100 free and the possibility of swimming on two relays.