Man steals car then calls owner for help starting car (buying, California)

[victimofGM]

Man steals car, then calls owner for help starting it, police say | Fox News
Is he trying for dumb criminal or the year? I thought the remote start was suppose to not allow the car to be driven if the fob isn’t inside the vehicle?

[pknopp]

I thought the same thing. At least not an hour away. Also....how did they get the ladies phone number?

[WMak70]

There are two geniuses at work here. The thief and the woman who started her car remotely and left it running in an unsecure parking lot.


She deserves to have it taken.

[Nov3]

Which begs the question, How did he get the owners phone number? Ppl dont leave their cell numbers in their cars anymore. So I find the stealing of the car convincing, just not buying it that he called the owner up.

[DaveinMtAiry]

Originally Posted by WMak70

There are two geniuses at work here. The thief and the woman who started her car remotely and left it running in an unsecure parking lot.


She deserves to have it taken.

Rep for you, I was about to post the same thing. What idiot starts her car and lets it run unattended?

[Tiffer E38]

Originally Posted by DaveinMtAiry

What idiot starts her car and lets it run unattended?

Pretty much anyone who's ever had a factory or aftermarket remote start system in their car.

[reed303]

Originally Posted by DaveinMtAiry

Rep for you, I was about to post the same thing. What idiot starts her car and lets it run unattended?

When I worked at a Volvo dealership, customer had his car towed in from airport after returning from trip because it would not start. Turns out he left it running until it ran out of gas.

Apparently he assumed car would shut itself off after he and the fob walked away. We confirmed it would not by starting car, then driving the fob down the street a few miles, and car kept running.

ISTM some brands/years now do shut off if fob loses contact with car.

[reed303]

Originally Posted by Nov3

Which begs the question, How did he get the owners phone number? Ppl dont leave their cell numbers in their cars anymore. So I find the stealing of the car convincing, just not buying it that he called the owner up.

Perhaps phone numbers were found in the cars hands free Bluetooth system ?

[00molavi]

I bet California has a law that if the owner didn't help the thief start the car and the thief got emotional stress, then he could sue the owner for over a million.

[puginabug]

Originally Posted by DaveinMtAiry

Rep for you, I was about to post the same thing. What idiot starts her car and lets it run unattended?

In the Walmart parking lot.