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It’s counter-intuitive to have technology at your disposal and to throw it out the window and pretty much wrap your car with a giant red bow to hand it over to carjackers. But this is what’s been happening in Nashville.
In just one week, 75 cars were reported stolen, News4 reports. Of these cars, an incredibly high number were left with the keys inside: 46 of the cars had either the keys in the ignition or key fobs elsewhere inside. Eight of the 75 cars stolen were left with the engine running, with their drivers assuming no one would attempt to take them as they stepped outside to run a couple of errands.
Needless to say, reckless behavior of this type attracts carjackers looking for an easier way to make away with a brand new car they can turn into a profit. One driver, Tiffany Anderson, found out that not even parking it in the garage will protect her from car thieves, if she makes the mistake of leaving the fob inside. She had the spare key fob in the trunk and her car was push-to-start, which made the thief’s job a breeze.
“There were other people’s vehicles who they went through their cars, seats were pushed back. I’m not sure if some things were taken or not but they got really lucky with mine because they could push it and start it,” Anderson tells the media outlet.
They got “lucky” but only because she allowed them to. That’s why police have launched a Park Smart campaign to raise awareness with drivers, urging them to remove the keys from the car, never leave valuable stuff in plain sight and always lock the doors. The engine should be off whenever they step out of the car, that much goes without saying.
Needless to say, reckless behavior of this type attracts carjackers looking for an easier way to make away with a brand new car they can turn into a profit. One driver, Tiffany Anderson, found out that not even parking it in the garage will protect her from car thieves, if she makes the mistake of leaving the fob inside. She had the spare key fob in the trunk and her car was push-to-start, which made the thief’s job a breeze.
“There were other people’s vehicles who they went through their cars, seats were pushed back. I’m not sure if some things were taken or not but they got really lucky with mine because they could push it and start it,” Anderson tells the media outlet.
They got “lucky” but only because she allowed them to. That’s why police have launched a Park Smart campaign to raise awareness with drivers, urging them to remove the keys from the car, never leave valuable stuff in plain sight and always lock the doors. The engine should be off whenever they step out of the car, that much goes without saying.
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