The Brief
- Police say 27-year-old Jordan Silas used a key fob reprogrammer to steal at least two vehicles.
- Authorities warned the public about these reprogrammers earlier this year.
- Silas pleaded guilty in July to operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent, after police say he tried stealing an SUV from an Oak Creek dealership.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man has been charged in connection with stealing cars, just days after pleading guilty in another vehicle theft case.
What we know:
Police say 27-year-old Jordan Silas used a key fob reprogrammer — a tool authorities warned the public about earlier this year — to steal at least two vehicles.
He has been charged with the following:
- Drive or operate a vehicle without owner’s consent – habitual criminality repeater
- Receiving stolen property (> $10,000) – habitual criminality repeater
“That is becoming a serious problem for us,” Milwaukee Police Inspector Paul Lough told a Common Council committee back in March. “We’re starting to see this more and more.”
According to a search warrant, Silas had been under investigation for taking a moving truck when officers pulled him over in a stolen Acura. A criminal complaint says the car had been stolen from a Russ Darrow dealership between June 30 and July 4, allegedly using the device.…