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found this article interesting but why would you park and leave your Hellcat at an airport?? dumb
Don't park your Hellcat at an airport- (DUH)
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Who's going to walk into a parking lot at the airport and steal cars? (one of the clueless victims)
Uh, car thieves?
Keep in mind people pay to park there, and if it’s anything like the airports where we’ve kept our crappy daily drivers, the parking fees aren’t exactly cheap. One would think there would be enough security to keep thefts to a minimum, but in this day and age where car theft is rampant that’s not the case. In fact, the investigative team was told there was zero video of the car break-ins, so that means no meaningful surveillance. Gee, we can’t possibly understand why thieves are going hunting at the airport parking.
Inside job. Start investigating the on-duty security and valet attendants for the time period those cats were stolen!
Uh, car thieves?
Keep in mind people pay to park there, and if it’s anything like the airports where we’ve kept our crappy daily drivers, the parking fees aren’t exactly cheap. One would think there would be enough security to keep thefts to a minimum, but in this day and age where car theft is rampant that’s not the case. In fact, the investigative team was told there was zero video of the car break-ins, so that means no meaningful surveillance. Gee, we can’t possibly understand why thieves are going hunting at the airport parking.
Inside job. Start investigating the on-duty security and valet attendants for the time period those cats were stolen!
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My job has significant overlap with a couple airports. And I totally agree.
Not my comment. I was quoting from the linked article.
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Understood. Typical fear mongering by media.
I didn't see that part but that should be legally owner negligence and responsibility and they should get a reduced payout if they can't produce all issued key fobs.
The insurance company will also require a police report which means you would also have to lie to police (usually a bad idea) and file a false police report if you try to conceal these facts.
Since they broke windows they didn't have the key fob cloned. So they have to get in the car.
On a pre-2018 they can go through the OBD port to make another key, a fairly simple operation.
For 2018 and newer they can't get in through the OBD port but can still get in thru star port and make a key.
The new RF Hub Lockdown update would prevent this type of theft. So get the lockdown done if parking in public.
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Assuming, and I know this is a leap, ASSuming the owners did not leave the parking ticket in the car in a place where it could be easily found, then the thief would need to get out of the garage without a ticket.
I don't know what the usual procedure it, but I would ASSume security would want to make sure the ticketless driver is not a thief. I would HOPE the agent would ask for photo ID and confirm it matches the registration. Maybe ask for the airline ticket to show the itinerary, with a name matching the reg and DL. And if there is a conflict, maybe ask about the broken window?
If the DL does not match the reg, call the security commander. Get lots of details, and if it is suspicious, call the cops. Is this asking too much from a commercial operation with a full time security team?
Seems to all point to one conclusion: Inside job.
I don't know what the usual procedure it, but I would ASSume security would want to make sure the ticketless driver is not a thief. I would HOPE the agent would ask for photo ID and confirm it matches the registration. Maybe ask for the airline ticket to show the itinerary, with a name matching the reg and DL. And if there is a conflict, maybe ask about the broken window?
If the DL does not match the reg, call the security commander. Get lots of details, and if it is suspicious, call the cops. Is this asking too much from a commercial operation with a full time security team?
Seems to all point to one conclusion: Inside job.
It was a comment I made in a moment of smh sarcasm. To whit; if someone is dumb enough to park a Hellcat for one or more days in an airport parking garage, then they just might be clueless enough to really help facilitate the theft.
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So the all important question is........did the owners of the stolen vehicles still have to pay for parking?
You got it. The airport parking nearest us has no security or cameras. They are not responsible for theft or even damage. I know a supervisor there and theyre always telling me stories and they themselves cant understand why the facility has no cameras.
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I’m traveling next month, I’ll rent a car just to drive to the Airport and leave my baby at home.
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