Thieves Are Following Luxury Cars Home

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If it seems like common sense to always be aware of your surroundings and watch for people who might be following you while you’re driving, that’s a good thing. Far too many people are largely unaware of such things and criminals are capitalizing on that.

Police chase a Polaris RZR and it goes about as well as you’d expect.

One of the trends that police are warning about in the Bay Area of California and that we’ve seen elsewhere are armed robbers following people in luxury cars back to their home. A report from KTVU shows one woman who was confronted by men with guns as she arrived home in her Mercedes G-Wagon.

Those thieves were so brazen they just reversed the Lexus IS they were driving right up her driveway almost to the garage door. They probably did that to make a faster getaway.

The woman actually came out to greet the men in the car, thinking it was someone she knew, only realizing once they hopped out and started brandishing a gun that she was in serious trouble. They stole her jewelry and made a quick getaway.

While the victim did get the license plate, it turned out to belong to a different car. We’re not shocked. Also, police tried chasing the suspects down, but they got away.

In the report, the woman admitted to not knowing when the Lexus started following her. That’s the big problem. With crime on the rise in many areas, and criminals not fearing police for a variety of reasons, everyone needs to be just a little paranoid.

That means noticing if another car is making all the same turns as you. It also involves realizing if people try to block your car in at your house, on a road, etc. you’re likely getting robbed and you need to get out of there in a hurry.

Image via KTVU/YouTube

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