Yes, I was referring to the gas cap DOOR and the fact that many vehicles have a button on the dash for opening those fuel doors. I only brought it up because of your above comment ("I'm puzzled, though...") concerning the location of the "keys"....yata yata
As for the story itself, it was obviously a serious error in judgement for the father to leave his keys in the vehicle while he was away from the vehicle.
That isn't an issue where we live, but I know it is out there.
Thank you for your kind reply :-) Hopefully you will still exercise your rights to self-protection, as these gangs are encroaching upon previously "safe" communities precisely because they regard such places as "easy pickings".