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an increasingly common form of theft has been occurring at gas stations around the country<u+2026>. 




<u+201c>most of the time, gas station customers leave their car doors unlocked and items like purses and wallets are often left in plain view,<u+201d> explains the national crime prevention council (ncpc). <u+201c>a thief is able to drive up next to the victim<u+2019>s car, open an unlocked door, and grab any valuables within reach. then, the thief quickly drives off. it happens in a matter of seconds.<u+201d> 




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as the gas station surveillance camera shows in the video below, a while a customer is pumping gas with her back turned away from her car, the driver of another car pulls up and <u+201c>slides<u+201d> into the passenger side door of the woman<u+2019>s car, grabs her purse, and then drives off <u+2014> all in a matter of seconds.
look how easily you can be robbed while pumping gas
howard portnoy