Woman frustrated after car stolen twice in 2 months

DAYTON — A woman is ready to trade her car in after capturing video of thieves stealing it for the second time in two months.

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The woman lives in an east-side neighborhood, not far from where a couple of teens crashed a stolen vehicle last Thursday. She is so upset and fearful about the people who stole it that she wanted to remain anonymous.

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“It’s pretty frustrating when they keep on doing it,” she said.

Thieves staked out the woman’s car parked at her apartment building Saturday morning. Four young men checked it out, and then walked away. Two others walked back to the car a minute later. One served as a lookout as the second one went to work inside.

The lookout then dived in a back window as they got the vehicle started and took off.

News Center 7 spoke to the victim as a tow truck was taking her damaged Kia Soul in for repairs.

She’s frustrated by the damage and lack of punishment.

“Then again, they’re not doing anything to the kids, they give them a smack on the hand and let them go, I understand they’re kids but sometimes you have to show some discipline,” she said.

Eileen Watson is also frustrated about car thefts. Two juveniles driving a stolen car crashed into another vehicle right outside her home.

“Moved my great-granddaughter because it sounded like it was going to come into the house,” Watson said.

That trip ended with juveniles in police custody, but the victim News Center 7 spoke with said most of the time the kids are out of detention before police finish their paperwork.

“I want their parent’s information and then i want to get a civil suit because they’re not responsible for their kids,” the woman said.

The woman said police did not catch anyone of the people seen on tape getting into her car.

The first time it was stolen in August, officers did take two juveniles into custody, at least briefly.

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