I live two blocks from the TCU campus. Our houses have single-car driveways.

Many of us park one car in the driveway and one on the street to keep from shuffling cars around all the time. We are further hampered by having parking on only one side of the street on weekdays.

The parking problem is made worse by students who chew up the available parking. This would not be so bad if they parked in the morning and removed their cars at the end of the day. Many times, though, they come in the evenings, park and leave their cars for three to seven days at a time.

Two showed up last night – one in front of my house and one in front of my next-door neighbor’s.

At 3:50 a.m. this morning, my neighbor was outside shouting at someone to stop. That someone broke out the window of the truck parked in front and was attempting to steal property from within. Unfortunately, they sped away in another vehicle.

It would be appreciated if TCU’s student population would park on campus or at least not leave their vehicles for extended stays. It seems like it might even help prevent some of the burglaries that are reported each month, especially if campus parking is monitored by camera.