Connecticut thieves caught on video stealing car from gas pump in just 7 seconds

A pair of thieves had been caught on digital camera stealing an idle automobile at a Connecticut fuel station in simply seven seconds. 

The brazen auto theft befell round 10:30 a.m. Sunday at a Shell fuel station on Straits Turnpike in Watertown, Connecticut, police mentioned.

Police mentioned the keys had been left contained in the automobile and the automobile was left working whereas the operator went inside the shop.

Video footage launched by police exhibits a automobile pulling up subsequent to a black Nissan Altima. An individual seems to get out of the automobile from the passenger facet and hop into the driving force’s seat of the Altima earlier than each automobiles drive away — all in simply seven seconds.

Police are advising the general public to not go away their keys of their automobile and to lock their doorways and pay attention to their environment.

“Suspects are ready in parking heaps for somebody to depart their automobiles working unattended,” Watertown police mentioned in a Fb submit.

The keys to the automobile had been contained in the automobile earlier than thieves took off with the automobile.

Watertown CT Police Division

The theft occurred on the Shell fuel station on Straits Turnpike in Watertown, Connecticut, police mentioned.

Watertown CT Police Division

Police mentioned one other automobile with the keys left inside was stolen the night time earlier than at a CVS.

“There was a drastic improve in stolen motor automobiles all through city and within the space,” police mentioned.

Watertown is about 40 miles southwest of Hartford.