Lexuses are Mega-popular in Ottawa, Especially with Thieves!
Police investigating ring of brazen thieves that has nabbed 34 luxury vehicles, including three Lexuses from one family!
Despite an overall decrease in car thefts, a determined criminal is still very difficult to thwart. While vehicle theft in Canada and the United States has declined over the decades due to more sophisticated anti-theft technology, the fact remains that if someone is set on stealing a car, they most likely will. The recent uptick in vehicle crime comes from devices criminal are now using that take advantage of the radio frequencies used in key fobs. A professional car theft crew in Canada proves this fact and has been targeting and lifting luxury vehicles in Ottawa, Canada. And they are making it look easy. Gail and Phil Downey, a Lexus-owning couple in Ottawa, can attest to this fact, several times over.
According to CTV Ottawa, the Downey family has been targeted by such a crew, twice and have had three Lexuses stolen since June! In the latest brazen theft, two cars were snatched. The couple had a 2016 Lexus, as well as a brand new 2018 Lexus, which was actually a replacement for their first Lexus, stolen from their driveway in mid-June. The same weekend also saw another Lexus stolen from their neighbor, Ottawa realtor, Marnie Bennett.
Gail Downey couldn’t believe their luck then she discovered the most recent theft. “I asked my husband to look [in the driveway] and he said both the cars are missing,” Downey told CTV Ottawa.
