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Posted on 06/22/2022 8:08:10 PM PDT by lowbridge
Burglars broke into an upscale Staten Island home, swiped car keys and motored off with a $400,000 Rolls-Royce convertible — till its owner beat them at their own game, cops and a report say.
The crooks with expensive taste had thrown a rock through the first-floor window of the high-end home in the Lighthouse Hill neighborhood around 4 a.m. June 12, then snatched keys to the whip, according to the NYPD.
The owner of the abode, identified only as John, 38, was awoken by an alarm and caught a glimpse of the bandits speeding off in his 2017 Rolls-Royce Dawn sedan convertible, he told the Staten Island Advance.
“I was downstairs within seconds while they were pulling out of the driveway,” said John, who lives near Saint George Road and Lighthouse Avenue.
After making sure his family was safe, the home owner logged onto a computer and used the luxury ride’s built-in tracking device to locate the vehicle in real time as the crooks drove toward New Jersey.
He then activated a remote kill switch — used to disabled the car’s ignition from any location — on the computer, stranding the thieves in Newark, NJ.
“They were attempting to turn [the car] back on, but they couldn’t because I disabled it,” John said.
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Is this these natives speak?
Don’t leave your keys where they can be seen through a window.
Notice how he avoided calling the Police?
I hope he was armed. He was very lucky that they left the car.
‘Whip’ seems to come from hip-hop.
The others are good ol’ English words.
https://www.thedrive.com/article/7495/why-is-a-car-called-a-whip
I would have called the police.
Why would the GOP care about the Bill or Rights or the Constitution?
They have a suburban Karen and her gelding husband to pander to.
Just ask Karl Rove, The Lincoln Project, and Biden Republicans.
Lol!
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Yeah. Maybe he didn’t want his car locked up in an evidence compound.
Unusual story.
Wrong thread
BTW, his insurance policy likely required that he call the police.
Biden crime wave.
First of all, if you can disable your car remotely, so can the government.
Second thought. I bet the car owner has a cute little key hanger right in the hallway of his home. Plus, he has big windows with no blinds or curtains so everyone can see his nice exclusive home and all the expensive items inside.
The rest of us toss the keys on the counter or table and then set the grocery bags, junk mail, purse, etc on top them while we take off our shoes, jewelry, and bra, and at the same time talking to the kids, spouse, and dog. No one thinks about the keys again until the next morning. Then, we are looking everywhere including the trash hoping to find them before finally discovering them on the floor beneath the kitchen table. Am I right?
“Why would the GOP care about the Bill or Rights or the Constitution?”
They don’t, and I doubt the scumbags would lift a finger to help this guy get his Rolls Royce back!
Well, let’s hope the car was undamaged. But it was stupid to go there alone, not knowing what he’d find.
(On the other hand, it was NYC...maybe people there don’t have much faith in calling the police, these days.)
Sounds like he needs to get a magnavolt anti theft device installed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMtqRir7dco
Yeah the police in New Jersey are not reknowned for their public service either.They crossed state lines with a $400,000 car. Federal Offence.
He could have called the FBI and left a message on their 9 to 5 message machine.
Easy now...
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