High-tech car thieves are using computers to steal high-end vehicles across Miami-Dade by mimicking the vehicle’s key fobs.
On December 23rd, a 2020 Dodge Mega Cab worth $80,000 was stolen from a home in North Miami.
The truck’s owner captured the thieves using a computer to steal the vehicle, telling Local 10 “they used a computer to plug into the car and started it up with a computer. What I understand is they have a computer system that has the intelligence to mimic a fob which is the key that starts your car.”
This isn’t the first time the thieves have gotten away with it; on Thanksgiving a rented 2020 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat worth $60,000 was stolen in Hialeah.
Surveillance video from the Hialeah heist again showed thieves using computer software to mimic the car’s key fob.
According to Local 10, there have been similar cases in the past where crooks use software to hack into the fob system.
Detectives say the reason for the thefts - the value of the vehicle’s expensive engines.
Police are investigating.