BMW Stolen While Owner Inflates Tires

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You can’t even fill up the tires on your car without it getting stolen these days. That’s what a BMW 6 Series owner learned the hard way recently while stopping at a gas station in Roseland, New Jersey.

Now thieves are using police tactics on their victims.

In video footage shared to Instagram by ppv_tahoe, we can see the Bimmer owner is at the passenger front tire using the tire inflator. With his attention on the vehicle and his head down, a thief crouches and stealthily walks from a parked BMW nearby over to the 6 Series.

Then in a flash, the thief starts up the man’s Bimmer, reverses it away from the air compressor, and throws it into gear. The owner tries literally standing in the thief’s way and almost gets mowed over for his effort. At about the same time, the other BMW also leaves the gas station and the two drive down the road.