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NYC man tracks down his stolen $400K Rolls-Royce — and snatches it back
nypost.com ^ | June 22, 2022

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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To: Ken H

That’s good.


41 posted on 06/23/2022 2:53:30 AM PDT by jacknhoo ( Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

“I never leave the keys to my Rolls on the counter.”
Me neither. I just hand them to the butler.


42 posted on 06/23/2022 3:25:15 AM PDT by I-ambush (We watched the moment of defeat, played back over on the video screen. )
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To: Jamestown1630

A lot of things about this story do not fit, but them amybe its because of omission of fact.

Maybe he has a second car that drives itself.

Or maybe he did not involve the Police because he has no need of an insurance claim.

But he did make sure his family was “Allright” before abandonming them without calling the cops? Maybe he did not call the police because he was illegally packing heavy.

Who knows?

But that gang is still on the prowl.Bait them and round them up.


43 posted on 06/23/2022 4:09:34 AM PDT by Candor7 (ObamaFascism:https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: Deaf Smith

“whip
abode
bandits

Is this these natives speak?”

“The owner of the abode, identified only as John, 38, was awoken by an alarm...”

I was surprised to find that “awoken” is a real word since I have only heard “awakened” used.


44 posted on 06/23/2022 4:51:43 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: unclebankster

What?


45 posted on 06/23/2022 5:16:42 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: I-ambush
You should reprimand your chauffeur for handing you the keys in the first place.
46 posted on 06/23/2022 5:23:23 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: Deaf Smith

Journalism today. So childish a child could do it. Literally.


47 posted on 06/23/2022 5:38:06 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (America -- July 4, 1776 to November 3, 2020 -- R.I.P.)
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To: Deaf Smith

I wonder if John just disabled it immediately after logging on or if he was selective on where the car was located before he did that. For example, he could have done it when they were in the middle of one of the bridges that the thieves would have to take... Goethals, Bayonne, Newark Bay, Hackensack River.


48 posted on 06/23/2022 5:51:59 AM PDT by hecticskeptic
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To: Candor7

“Maybe he has a second car that drives itself.
Or maybe he did not involve the Police because he has no need of an insurance claim.”

Most likely he had his cousins Vinnie and Pauly help him get his car back. Those two Wise Guys are always up for some hijinx.

One of the commenters at the Post article opined that the vehicle owner was himself a Percipient Fellow or otherwise Connected.


49 posted on 06/23/2022 5:55:46 AM PDT by oldvirginian (The CCP is the world's largest criminal organization. The FBI is the second largest.)
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To: oldvirginian

Yes, that is a very likely surmise.

He just went to “Joisey” to have some authentic Sicilian food and just picked up his car on the way.

Obviously had no need for the cops. He has his own.

Your theory hits all of the unexplainable aspects of this news story.


50 posted on 06/23/2022 7:15:03 AM PDT by Candor7 (ObamaFascism:https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: jmaroneps37

Staten Island ping!


51 posted on 06/23/2022 9:30:42 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (“Government is the problem.” --Milton Friedman)
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To: CFW

Bra! lol Lucky hubby!


52 posted on 06/23/2022 9:37:07 AM PDT by US_MilitaryRules
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To: JimRed

Oh. Does UBER tow?


53 posted on 06/23/2022 9:57:05 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: FLT-bird

Trunk Monkey Anti-Theft option

https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=4729e93b811a5b1960d320ab5185a4d58f8b2d5beaf9383d470f3b14b26a8353JmltdHM9MTY1NjAwMzY1MCZpZ3VpZD1mZGQwMWM4YS1mNmNhLTQ1NDEtYjNiYi0zOWFiOGMxNTFhNzMmaW5zaWQ9NTQ5MQ&ptn=3&fclid=08747d58-f316-11ec-af85-e55057592b34&u=a1L3ZpZGVvcy9zZWFyY2g_cT10cnVuayttb25rZXkrYW50aSt0aGVmdCtjb21tZXJjaWFsJnZpZXc9ZGV0YWlsJm1pZD1BM0QyMTE0OEMyQURFRjQxMDJENEEzRDIxMTQ4QzJBREVGNDEwMkQ0JkZPUk09VklSRQ&ntb=1


54 posted on 06/23/2022 10:02:19 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: Candor7

Yeah, when I read Staten Island, New Jersey and cops not called on a half million dollar auto theft.... my mind went straight to individuals connected to organized crime.
If the stereotype fits, own it.


55 posted on 06/23/2022 10:22:54 AM PDT by oldvirginian (The CCP is the world's largest criminal organization. The FBI is the second largest.)
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To: Jamestown1630
Oh. Does UBER tow?

No. You leave the other car home, UBER out, drive back. You have your Triple A guy or your dealer's warranty guy meet you to be sure of a restart.

56 posted on 06/23/2022 11:09:57 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: FLT-bird; shotgun

Good to see Trunk Monkey again.


57 posted on 06/23/2022 12:48:24 PM PDT by Tymesup
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To: lowbridge
He pinpointed the specific block where the thieves ditched the car and picked it up, he said

He should have asked the police if they had a car nearby so that he could shut it down when the cops found it and then they could also arrest the perps.

58 posted on 06/23/2022 12:51:48 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Candor7
He could have called the FBI and left a message on their 9 to 5 message machine.

Not if he told them he suspected they were at the 1/6 rally.

59 posted on 06/23/2022 12:53:00 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: lowbridge

He killed it in Newark?? I’m surprised it didn’t get chopped up there.


60 posted on 06/23/2022 7:49:52 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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