Brazen. That's how St. Louis police describe an incident in which two police cars were broken into as they sat parked at a city police station.

One police car was actually stolen and driven away from the station unnoticed.

The break-in and police car theft happened at St. Louis Police Central Patrol at Jefferson, between 5 p.m. Sunday and 8:30 a.m. Monday. The thieves broke into and rummaged through another unmarked police car.

Fortunately, police say no weapons were stolen.

The stolen cruiser was found ditched around 9 a.m. Monday in the 4200 block of Randall Place.

After taking her kids to school, a resident saw the car and police along with it. She's shocked it was a stolen police car.

Police are stepping up resources and efforts to crack down on car break-ins, especially downtown.

In just the last 24 hours, some 21 vehicles were reported broken into in the city, including several in a downtown parking garage at 9th and Cole.

Police are now looking into whether suspects involved in the police station incident could be responsible for multiple crimes.

Those suspects are still at large. Anyone with information in any auto break-in incidents is asked to call CrimeStoppers.

Police advise not leaving any items inside parked cars.

St. Louis police released a list of car break-ins that may be connected,  but may have not all been committed by the same suspects:

-400 block of North 22nd Street in a rear parking lot, a Nissan
Pathfinder was broken into. The suspect broke a window to gain entry and stole a GPS and a pair of designer sunglasses. No witnesses were located.

-400 block of South Lenore K. Sullivan, a 2005 Chevy Uplander was broken into. The suspect(s) broke a window to get into the vehicle and stole a purse. No witnesses were located.

-911 Locust (Parking garage, 8th floor), a 2002 Ford F-350 was broken into with the suspect(s) breaking a window to get into the vehicle. 2 digital cameras, a briefcase and a cooler were stolen. No witnesses were located.

-2000 block of Mullanphy, a man called police after seeing someone enter his vehicle, which had been unlocked. The suspect ran when he saw the man. Tool marks were located on the ignition of the vehicle, indicating that the suspect may have been attempting to steal the vehicle. The suspect is described as a Black male, in his early teens, 5'6"-5'7", weighing 120-125 pounds, wearing a black hooded shirt and gray
sweatpants.

-440 Pine Street, a 2000 Chevy Silverado was broken into with the suspects damaging the driver's side door to get into the vehicle. The victim stated she'd left several items, along with her purse on the back seat. All of the items were taken. (A Coach purse, Coach wallet, Pioneer car stereo, cell phone and IPOD.)

-2200 block of Hickory, a 2008 Mazda CX7 was broken into with the suspect's breaking a window to get into the car. No items were reported stolen. The suspects were seeing getting into a white Dodge Intrepid and speeding off but witnesses could not provide a description of the suspects.

-1000 block of Spruce a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am was broken into with the suspect(s) damaging the driver's side door to get inside. A GPS device and a digital camera were stolen. No witnesses were located.

-100 block of North 9th Street, a 2007 Pontiac G5 was broken into with the suspect(s) breaking the driver's side window. The vehicle was in disarray but police have so far been unable to make contact with the victim to determine what items, if any, were stolen. A witness could only describe the suspect as a Black male wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt.

-200 block of North 8th Street, a 2008 Chevrolet Suburban was broken into with the suspects breaking the passenger side window. The suspects ransacked the vehicle's interior but police have so far been unable to make contact with the victim to determine what items, if any, were stolen. A witness described the suspects only as 3 Black males, in a
4-door vehicle.

-800 block of Walnut, a 2006 Chrysler Sebring was broken into with the suspect(s) breaking the passenger window to get inside. The suspect(s) damaged the vehicle's ignition in an apparent attempt to steal the vehicle. No witnesses were located.

-700 block of N. Market, a 2002 Dodge Caravan was broking into with the suspect(s) damaging the driver's side door lock. There was damage to the ignition in an apparent attempt to steal the vehicle. No witnesses were located.

-400 block of N. 23rd, five vehicles were broken into. A 2007 Dodge Charger, 2009 Pontiac G5, 2006 Dodge Charger, 2002 Pontiac Grand Am and 2004 Chevy Monte Carlo. Police had not yet been able to make contact with all of the owners to determine what items, if any, were stolen. The suspect(s) got into the vehicles by damaging the driver's side door
locks on each vehicle and all of the vehicles had been rummaged through. No witnesses were located.

-300 block of Chestnut, a 2008 Dodge Charger was broken into with the suspect's damaging the driver's side door lock of the vehicle to gain entry. No items were taken as the suspects apparently saw a witness and fled. A witness indicates the suspects were in a Ford pickup truck and a Jeep. The suspect in the Jeep is described as a Black male with shoulder length dreadlocks.

-1700 block of Market, 4 vehicles were broken into. A 2010 Chevrolet Silverado, 2011 Pontiac Grand Am, 2011 Ford F-150 were all broken into but no items taken. A 2011 Chevy Avalanche was broken into and a GPS, handheld CB radio and Sirius XM radio was stolen. The suspects damaged
the vehicle locks on all four vehicles to gain entry. The suspects were seen in a Mercury Milan. That Milan was determined to have been stolen.