A south Charlotte man is warning others after his Dodge truck was stolen from his driveway on Wednesday. A security camera caught the thief taking his Dodge Ram 1500.
Channel 9′s Hunter Sáenz has reported several times on the rise in stolen Kias and Hyundais in Charlotte and across the country. Many of them have been found in high-speed chases or at the scene of other crimes.
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But Sáenz has since learned about a new trend. Dodges are the third most stolen car in Charlotte, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
CMPD said just last year, 425 Dodges were stolen in the Queen City. Some were stripped for parts and others taken for joyrides by teenagers.
The most recent victim, Ryan Giust, had his truck stolen Wednesday around 4 a.m. The video shows someone jumping inside it and starting it up.
“Two others were kind of circling around — just to make sure nobody was watching, I guess,” Giust said.