New data shows car thefts at Port authority parking lots are spiking by more than 50% this quarter amid the annual holiday travel surge.
NEWARK, N.J. -- There's been a spike in stolen cars parked at airports across the U.S., and now the troubling trend has reached the New York City area. New data shows car theft s at Port Authority parking lots are spiking by more than 50% this quarter, including 23 cars swiped from the region's airports, versus 15 last year. 'Over the holidays, when more people are traveling, it makes it a juicier target for car theft ,' Port Authority Chief Security Officer Greg Ehrie said.
These are advanced rings who are really thinking and focused on certain vehicles.' Crooks tend to go after luxury cars, like a corvette and Lamborghini seized during a raid outside Dallas.6 New York men plead guilty to rental car schemeRental car lots are also getting hit. Federal prosecutors in St. Louis just announced guilty pleas from eight men, six of whom are from New York, accused of renting and stealing more than $1 million worth of luxury cars using stolen identities.
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