FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale police are investigating a troubling trend of luxury cars disappearing from driveways.
Opportunistic thieves are taking advantage of unlocked doors and keys left conveniently inside.
Fort Lauderdale detectives are sounding the alarm and sat down with Local 10 Crime Specialist Bridgette Matter to discuss the soaring rates of car thefts in affluent neighborhoods.
Sergeant Patrick O’Brien of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department has worked cases involving high-end vehicles ranging from Mercedes to Ferraris that are being snatched at an alarming frequency.
The ease with which these thieves operate is staggering, preying on a false sense of security among residents.
Detectives say tri-county theft rings are taking high-value cars to sell at a fraction of their cost.
In one case a custom Rolls Royce worth hundreds of thousands was stolen, and in another a Range Rover with an expensive purse inside.
O’Brien said the solution is simple: lock your doors and take your keys inside.
The thefts are creating an overwhelming amount of work for the police department who say thefts are happening daily.
Police are asking anyone who may recognize someone in the surveillance videos to come forward.