In each of the incidents, the vehicles were unlocked, some with the key fob still inside — meaning the thieves simply had to open the door, press a button and take off
in a Long Island community on Thursday, that number has more than doubled in just two days, as a car has been stolen every four hours over the pas 48 hours across two towns, according to police.
Suffolk County Police said that the thefts have come in Hauppauge and Saint James. . Most of the vehicles have since been recovered. "I went outside to warm the car up, and it was gone. Just gone," Crystal Gasparik said with a chuckle. Her car was stolen overnight in Saint James, but fortunately was recovered just a few blocks away.
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