Back-to-back stolen cars wreck Belvidere woman’s trust in community

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) – Sipping on her coffee and flipping through the Bible, Jennifer Van Fleet’s morning started with confusion.

“I hear my husband come in and say, ‘My car is gone,’” she recounted. “And I said, ‘Oh, so you mean like it’s not starting?’ He goes, ‘No, it’s gone.’”

Out on their driveway, what remained of Jeff Van Fleet’s Chevy Cruise was tire marks imprinted in the snow. After dialing 911, the Van Fleet’s learned others joined them in a surprise spree of stolen cars…

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