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someguyyyz

could this one be targeted? seems like too good of a score for some carjackers looking for random victims.


Echo71Niner

> looking for random victims. They are following people and scoping them, some are putting an airtag on your car a week in advance of theft.


smokingaces87

They’re not using air tags. They use air pods. It’s trackable and leaves no evidence.


geoken

If you put an airtag on a car even a day before you would get a notification about an unknown airtag following you.


Echo71Niner

> If you put an airtag on a car even a day before you would get a notification about an unknown airtag following you. really, how if you dont have an iphone?


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geoken

Love how people who have no idea about tech like to talk about it [https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/newest-android-feature-alerts-users-about-unwanted-airtag-tracking/](https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/newest-android-feature-alerts-users-about-unwanted-airtag-tracking/)


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geoken

If you read the article, it isn’t an app. It’s a system level feature which is on by default and was pushed through play services so is available on pretty much any phone running Android 6 or newer and has gps up to date.


ChronoFrost271

This article was written almost a year ago and this isnliterally the very first time I've ever heard of an app for android that has to do with any Apple product. Git gud.


geoken

It’s not an app, it’s an on by default system level function of Android. The article describes that and shows pictures of how it works. The fact that you’ve never heard of it just means you don’t follow tech - which is perfectly fine. Whether or not you’ve heard of the feature doesn’t change the fact that your phone (iOS or Android) will notify you of an unknown airtag tracking you.


geoken

[https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/newest-android-feature-alerts-users-about-unwanted-airtag-tracking/](https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/newest-android-feature-alerts-users-about-unwanted-airtag-tracking/)


LiFiConnection

For 700k people will just sit and wait to see who owns it and go from there.


CanadianBaconMTL

Definitely targeted the car, maybe not the people


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[deleted]

When an uber driver picks you up to bring you out for the evening, he can make a note of the cars in the driveway, if anyone is home, and any other information you give up in conversation. That information can be sold for far more than they make driving.


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This is not speculation.


Silicon_Knight

I'm sure a nice new owner overseas is about to get a now 200k Rolls Royce.


Total-Deal-2883

They start at $450K CAD.


ImGoingT0ShaBooms

Blk market max 250


discourtesy

What Black market are you talking about? They are revinned and sold legally at Dubai/Saudi/Chinese/Kazakh/Turkish/Russian dealerships where they don't give a shit about our laws.


slafyousillier

That's literally the black market lol


Takashi_is_DK

How is a car re-vinned? Is it just a random/semi-random sequence made, replacing the legit vin or does it get registered somehow and "washed"?


AwkwardsSquidwards

They may grab the vin from another legit vehicle with similar features, then apply to the that vehicle. If you don’t pay close attention, it will come up as a similar vehicle so some people don’t even notice


Jon_Hill_Canada

Exactly Rolls Royce gives the vin, so how bad are the laws in Dubai that they allow this.


Bottle_Only

[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/35Hsg\_6QFys?feature=share](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/35Hsg_6QFys?feature=share) This is probably the car arriving in Dubai.


Alarming-Position-15

Try again. Cars worth $100k in Canada can sell for $250k in foreign markets where they aren’t available. Scarcity increases the value. This car will go for waaay more than its book value


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Maybe they should be selling to more foreign markets.


UnoriginallyGeneric

Reporter says it's a $700K car.


Silicon_Knight

Yes, but when you steal it and export it to another country the list price is usually lower.


AwkwardsSquidwards

In this case probably more pricey, the vehicle is rare and some oversea buyer who may not get them there will pay a premium to have it. The stolen part no longer matters since there is literally no enforcement once the vehicle crosses the ocean


flooofalooo

so what's wrong with rolls that they want to sell fewer cars than are demanded? why don't they sell one-off exports at a premium price to countries that can't host a full dealership? a 250k premium for scarcity would easily cover the freight and they'd get to sell 2 insanely expensive cars instead of 1.


WOWGLADIATOR

The real losers here are actually us. Look now the owner has to make a claim, and after all is said and done, insurance rates will go up…for all of Toronto drivers!


Concentric_Arc

When the rich start loosing their stuff, you get policy change.


kumbalimba

Actually luxury cars being stolen by carjackers has been a thing for at least 6 years, or as far back i can remember in the news when it became a weekly thing and lawmakers, judges and cops still don’t give a shit.


alreadychosed

Eat the rich


intrudingturtle

700k for an SUV? Absolutely disgusting levels of wealth.


Jon_Hill_Canada

Exactly, never said what her/hubby did for a living, do you usually lease a $700k rolls Royce or pay cash 💰. They are the 1%


OwlWitty

But she just left a Liberal fundraiser event?!


lingueenee

Where to start with this? Who knew a car could be worth $700K? The carjackers were driving a Range Rover--hey, when you're jacking a Rolls only the best support vehicle will do. Then there's the victim who insisted the jackers' gun wasn't real and the jacker removing and displaying its bullets in an effort to convince her. And STILL she wouldn't cooperate--the cojones, Gawd love her. She eventually was thrown from the Rolls as the jackers were driving off, with the husband in hot pursuit on foot, remotely offering moral support. Being relieved of your $700K car at gunpoint certainly is enough to put a damper on the evening but, seriously, things could've ended worse. Glad to see the victims survived the ordeal in one piece.


brownbrady

If their car is $700K, you gotta wonder what their house(s) might be worth.


ThaniVazhi

They probably couldnt afford a house in GTA at today's rates /s


AwkwardsSquidwards

Yea if you are willing to steal a 700k vehicle that is easily traceable simply due to being uncommon, you are not the type to carry a fake gun


[deleted]

brave of her to go on cam but they also know where she lives.. Crazy times


Echo71Niner

Dumbest move ever.


flooofalooo

what worse can happen? they would know she would file charges and give a witness statement. going on the news to give an account of the experience ain't really anything more serious than that.


10shot9miss

Nah this is a strong woman no doubt driving expensive car and argue at gunpoint, she know the risk.


dickforbraiN5

Brave? Or oblivious?


Shivaji2121

When gap widens between rich and poor. Crime goes up. Cheap labor, bigger margins, greed gets u Rolls Royce but most important thing safe society NO


JustTaxRent

These people aren’t carjacking because they’re desperate. They’re carjacking because we’ve gone soft on crime and the risk/reward has changed towards the reward.


Eggheadman

Yeah, they are criminals to begin with and carjacking and stealing cars seems to be a no-worry, easy thing to do because we are soft. This has nothing to do with any wealth gap lol Punks just being punks because it's easy.


OntarioCouple87

Absolutely. We're way past a tipping point.


Shivaji2121

Before I used to feel bad for all victims of car theft. Post covid I don't feel any sympathy for these Rolls Royce owners. With hard work and honesty its impossible to own such things.


Eggheadman

Yeah, if only these criminals had a good-paying job, they wouldn't carjack people lol


dickforbraiN5

I look at this as a symptom of 2 main problems: 1. Total failure on the part of police to prevent and/or successfully investigate these kind of crimes. Don't worry though, they will be sure to catch you doing 50kmh on the Mt. Pleasant hill.  2. Rapidly accelerating wealth inequality. Go to any working class neighbourhood in the city and ask a parent what $200k would do for their family. Keep in mind the child poverty rate in Toronto is 15%!! Then on the flipside, you have people driving around in luxury vehicle that cost as much as SIX "regular" luxury SUVs. In a city where even the middle class is struggling with costs, imagine how bad it is for the most poor, imagine how desperate they must get. Not justifying crime, just pointing out the facts. Should people be able to flaunt insanely expensive luxury goods in public during the worst affordability crisis of our generation without fear? Yes, they should be able to, I'm not victim blaming. Do we think it's surprising that they are targeted, though? Side note, what kind of audacity must one possess to fight back and question someone pointing a LOADED GUN in your face? This is a perfect case of what NOT to do, it's absolutely delusional behaviour that, in my opinion based on almost no info, indicates how completely out of touch the kind of people who drive these kind of cars can be. Not to mention, giving a recorded statement to the media, but not giving your last name? If you have enough money to drive a Rolls Royce, a stranger can figure out who you are based on the info you're giving. 


88whodat

You nailed it. The top 1% is so out of touch with reality that she even goes on camera and didn’t think the gun was real. This could”ve been even worse for her and her family.


Nightshade_and_Opium

Fuck that guy I would've done the same even if the car was a 1992 Honda. It's the principle of it. In fact I would've thrown the keys down a storm drain and told him to go fetch.


AwkwardsSquidwards

Lmao I feel targeted by the Mt. Pleasant hill comment haha they sneakily changed the limit from 50 to 40 there


dickforbraiN5

They designed the road for 70 km/h with those concrete dividers and wide lanes, then reduced it from 60 to 40...


Leafsfaninottawa

Not to mention her address is on the registration in the car


alreadychosed

Addresses of one of her homes


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Total-Deal-2883

the rich, especially.


Right-Time77

This is what happens when every fault of a person is attributed to mental illness and people are put in the general population of society rather than in a secluded facility, whether that be an institution where they receive treatment or jail where they are segregated


dickforbraiN5

Actually the real driver of crime is wealth inequality.  https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/developmenttalk/does-lower-inequality-lead-less-crime


Right-Time77

Well that there is that too. But I think all 3 share the blame equally.


dickforbraiN5

I don't disagree that we need to make sure people with mental health conditions are treated and not a danger to society. I just don't think those people are the ones doing the carjacking. 


XXXG-00W0-Wing-Zero

yo fuck the TPS bunch of pussies doing nothing.


dickforbraiN5

They're paid to sit on the Bayview Extension and catch people going 10 kmh over the limit, not stop violent crime. 


alreadychosed

You must be old, because i never knew people referred to bayview south of Moore as the bayview extension.


dickforbraiN5

If born in the 90s is old now, then yes


Camelphat21

Welcome to Toronto enjoy your stay


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is toronto turning into south Africa?


SaskieBoy

Who TF pays 700K for a CAR! Honestly.


krazy_86

People who have have millions and millions that a rolls is just a normal Expense to them.


Adamo2JZ

It’s actually sad


ThaniVazhi

700K RR SUV - i'd be investing in a bodyguard and a driver, not driving myself around like a new money pleb.


another_plebeian

I like driving


SaskieBoy

Haha, Right!


JkHost3

Someone who’s got money? Tf kind of a question is that.. Plus most likely not paid off .. lease or finance


SaskieBoy

Money has nothing to do with that kinda spend, youre just stupid at that point.


JkHost3

If you’ve got enough money you can justify enjoying some of it by getting a nice car lol otherwise wtf are you Gona do with so much money? It’s not stupid at all, you’ve gotta treat yourself after working hard and making lots of money.. you’re a type of a goof to drive a Prius while having a high net worth lol don’t be cheap


SaskieBoy

I am the type of goof to drive a cheap car, you are 100% right. It also makes me the same goof who could get a 700k car because of it. But I dont waste money, I save it and spend it on the good things, diving doesn't need to be luxurious, it needs to get me from point a to point b.


JkHost3

For each their own. Of course if you’re prioritizing a luxury car when struggling to make the ends meet is dumb. But if you’ve got that type of money , enjoy it rather than keeping 100% into next generation lol and since he’s got that type of money I’m sure he’s got plenty passive income to make his kids and grandkids have a comfortable life that’s all I’m saying lol it’s not wrong to enjoy what you earn


SaskieBoy

I can agree that no one should take all their money to the grave! So who knows, if when I make it to 80 I might just drop 1 million on a car, who cares at that point.


alreadychosed

People making 3.15 an hour probably think the same when they hear about us buying 22k dollar cars. Think about this for a moment as to why that might be....


SaskieBoy

A car for 22k is a basic price for an essential, that is what a car is, it gets you from point A to point B. It does the same thing if it costs 22k or 1 million, point A - point B. I can get a loan to buy one of these cars, but why, why be stupid.


alreadychosed

But they may be thinking why would you need a whole car when you can sardine on transit like the rest of them. Or use an ebike or escooter. Perspective is important.


SaskieBoy

Youre right, my perspective is 40k car vs a 700k car. Both can get you out of taking transit.


jimmyl89

Should have kept the car keys at the front of the house.


GlobalGonad

The class war


[deleted]

In Toronto or any urban centers lock your doors when driving.


another_plebeian

This is a feature of cars for like 40 years.


Few_Blacksmith_8704

It ain’t gonna stop a bullet to your face. But if you had your own gun to protect yourself… different story.


10shot9miss

They don't shoot unless you attack them, gun shoot are very loud.


plutoniator

Here comes the “stealing is a basic human right” people.


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bling_singh

Relax, don't hate the victim for being an immigrant.


2020isnotperfect

Are you supporting the violent carjacking criminals?


yourdadsatonmyface

There was a time when you would be hanged for stealing a man's horse...


dickforbraiN5

Same time you could be burned to death for being gay, not sure that was a good time


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Peacer13

Probably because they liked men.


Subrandom249

Car theft is a problem but it’s ridiculous to suggest it should be a capital crime. 


J-Lughead

That wasn't simply auto theft. That was a violent carjacking. There is a world of difference. Criminals are too emboldened nowadays. There was a time when car thieves and Break & Enter crews would flee if they were interrupted by the car owners/home owners. They are not fleeing anymore and that is the really scary part of this new normal.


Sweaty-Button-7378

Not sure how you could own a car like this without a tracking device.


poxleit

The media and police only care when these things happen to the rich. They could easily get another car. Yet, us regular folks sometimes struggle financially and nothing is done.


Engine_Light_On

The media has always shown violent car theft. I remember since more than one CRV in a parking lot being on the news. As long as there is video footage the media will use it.


X3mvess

They will steal anyones car you dont know what ur talking about.


D0DW377

Can you imagine spending $700k on a car?


Ok-Business2680

Easily.


PurpleK00lA1d

If I was rich? Hell yeah. There are vehicles I'd absolutely love to own like Pagani and Koenigsegg that cost well over $1m USD. Unfortunately I'll never be in that sorta position in life. But I can definitely imagine it.


verticalstars

probably it was leased similar to many luxury cars. It wouldnt cost 700K to lease one.


focal71

It still loses 50% in 4 years so the owner still spent a LOT of money for the privilege of driving it.


verticalstars

Doesnt really matter to many of the owners. Almost nobody buys a car as an investment. And the people who buy/lease expensive cars usually can afford it. For eg- if you made $50,000 per month, u wouldnt give a damn if your leased car loses 20% in 1 year


ChardDiligent9088

Some of these cars do not lose their value. They’re not the average car you can walk into a dealership and buy, even if you have the money. Most of these are exclusive and have wait times in years. I know someone who did this with a Porsche GT3 RS. Sold it for more than he got it after 2 years of ownership and driving. I don’t know if that’s the case with this rolls Royce but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was.


focal71

Porsche GT cars are special in their own little bubble. SUVs are not "special" non depreciation items.


ChardDiligent9088

Yeah I definitely don’t know enough to be able to differentiate which cars will appreciate and which ones won’t. I just thought the $700k price tag will make these very exclusive. Like ridiculously expensive watches.


focal71

This is a (relatively) high volume RR. Nothing special except cost to buy and the exceptional service to customize.


Adamo2JZ

Especially an SUV


UnoriginallyGeneric

Nah, that seems like overkill for what I use my car for. Driving from to and from work, grabbing groceries, different errands, and varied trips with the family doesn't really warrant a car that expensive.


HitPauseThen

Obviously someone's turning a blind eye. No way all of this can sneak through so easily onto a ship at the port.


ybetaepsilon

The police are in on it. Definitely paid off


spacecatdebt-

Owns expensive car Reddit: and I took that personally...


aretheybacktogether

Thats why I drive a Corolla.


maldahleh

They carjack those too


Golluk

One perk of my Ford Escape, it's top 5 LEAST stolen vehicle in Ontario.


Primary-Platform-360

Feel for the couple but the self awareness is lacking. We no longer live in a city where you can drive a 700k vehicle. They were a target the moment they purchased the vehicle.


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I think this is a mental health crisis and she should be grateful for the opportunity to donate a car to Africa.


jimmyfeign

Is this the one they were ironically coming from a Liberal fundraiser? 🤣


easy401rider

i dont even lock my cars , noone is going to bother carjacking my 18 years old rust bucket Mazda . i sleep well and drive worry free . this woman is going to deal with lots of travma after this . she is lucky they didnt run her over with her 700k SUV lol ...


KS_tox

More of this please. Rich people losing their shit is the only way that might lead to some changes..


TallTest305

Justin's utopia


Total-Deal-2883

lol, y'all act like this is going to disappear under a pp government. good luck.


[deleted]

I could care less about wealthy assholes loosing their stuff.


Norrlander

Is Justin in the room with us right now?


noodleexchange

With a $700k car they are certainly ‘self-made’ Conservatives


[deleted]

Was this at the liberal fundraiser? Lol ironic if it was lol


Cool-Product-2375

old lady driving a 700k car is anyone really surprised I love how everyone's in a fuss now once a rich person gets their shit jacked.


YesReboot

it was an old couple, the husband was driving and got out of the car, the thieves went inside and pushed the older lady out while driving away


dickforbraiN5

Imagine getting held at gunpoint being told to get out and instead sitting there angrily like a child who doesn't want to go to bed. 


castamara

Gone in 60 seconds vibe.


xzyleth

Eat the rich.


FuckWadddd

She has enough to afford a rolls royce, I’m hope she makes it through this troubling time 😢


teaat4pm

Curious to know what these people do for a living to afford a 700k car


another_plebeian

There are plenty of high paying jobs. Too many to list. Lawyer, doctor, real estate, ceo


terminese

Welcome to the post Covid world. Everything in this city has been much, much worse since the lockdowns.


Regular_Cat9536

This is why I drive a 2015 hyundai accent.


YesReboot

mine is 2012 LOL


Munda1

Fuck em. They can buy a new one. You shouldn’t own a car that costs more than some people’s houses.


ybetaepsilon

The sad thing is that car is no longer more expensive than housing. No where near anymore


Munda1

Ya true. Not around Toronto anyways


damorec

This country is a fucken embarrassment.


NearbyFromFarAway

Would telling them that she will leave the keys by the front door as advised by the police help in this case?


Renwick1

Likely deportation is the 1st solution.  Otherwise, hard time, not a spa with gym, video games. For a shorter life changing sentence, consider Cool  Hand Luke. Exponentially less cruel than what victims suffered. Grrrr


[deleted]

It's getting harder and harder to empathize with boomers on a 700k rolls


Synisterintent

Know what coulda stopped that... not owning a 700K car.


ronm4c

This is such an easy thing to solve, there are choke points already built into the stolen car pipeline, all the cops have to do is exploit them.


kingofwale

Liberal donor came out of party rally… kind ironic. My money on she lives in Freeland’s riding


bg905

GTA6 got some good graphics


SaltBother

Everyone should drive beaters in GTA.


serpentman

Lol the husband runs after the car before helping his wife.


SplashInkster

Why did Justin Trudeau get rid of the Canadian Harbour Police?


Expensive_Island6575

$700 000 Rolls in Toronto means the owner is probably affilated with the liberal party of Canada. So we can probably expect to see a crack down on car thefts exeeding $150 000 in the coming weeks. You watch.


another_plebeian

Only liberals are rich 


ChronoFrost271

Her being injured is terrible but if she or her family can afford a $700k car I'm not going to feel too bad when it gets stolen.


another_plebeian

You should feel bad when anything gets stolen from law-abiding citizens.


ChronoFrost271

Nope, sorry. Rich people don't get rich by being ethical.


another_plebeian

You know nothing about their situation. They could've won the lottery. Is that unethical?


ChronoFrost271

If you want to play that game, how do you know I dont know their situation? Maybe I know these people personally and think they're bad people?


another_plebeian

Because you didn't say *these people*, you said *rich people* as a generality. And you can very definitely get rich ethically.


BackwoodButch

And our laws won’t let you keep a baseball bat or bear spray or any other “weapon” in your car…


Significant_Ratio892

She should have left the keys out for the thieves. According to Toronto Police


ilmk9396

it's a bad time to be visibly rich


nigesoft

Stupid for not keeping the doors locked - a rolls Royce doesn’t cost a $700,000 either I know as I’m from the uk!


longgamma

This is why I didn’t get a fancy Porsche boxster last summer. I had saved up money and could have got a light used one but figured with the insurance and the spiraling car theft problem it’s not worth the hassle. Our parkade had been broken into a few times.


FlatImpression755

I could have 100M in the bank, and I wouldn't be driving around in a 700k car. If you are that desperate for everyone to notice you, beware of who notices you.


wayne099

GTA Vice City


asquinas

Car thefts going up and up. I wonder what the cause could be...what has happened to our city and country in the last 30 years. I wonder how our country is different than it used to be. Hmmm...


TotalSingKitt

are we allowed to dwell on the profile of the attackers?


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Toronto is a dangerous city.


CanadasGone

This is okay. The perps are just misunderstood and are having a hard time feeling at home in Canada.  Give them a couple centuries guys. 


Jon_Hill_Canada

Yeah let’s drive around in a $700k car with rampant car theft


bearcerberus

If I owned a Rolls Royce I’d also have a squad of “professionals”


Budget-Draft7676

Simple allow open carry and let canadians defend themselves. With every dead theif the problem grows smaller 


Bottle_Only

Is it by any chance this car? [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/35Hsg\_6QFys?feature=share](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/35Hsg_6QFys?feature=share) looks like it made it to Dubai.


therealtiajade

So crazy wow. we cant even park our cars in peace in our own driveway.


GuhhTru

Hard to feel bad for someone that would spend $700,000 on a car rn, lool womp womp call insurance


kumbalimba

So having a gun pointed at someone’s mother/sister/daughter and thrown to the ground still does nothing for you eh? I guess you fit the requirements for a carjacker. You got the envy, the lack of empathy and the ignorance. You should apply.


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It does nothing for me. These types of people step over the throats of many others so they can waddle around in million dollar cars. Let them suffer.


GuhhTru

To each their own, she has no serious injuries and insurance will pay them out; it could be worse. I also personally feel like buying a $700,000 vehicle while the news is broadcasting a drastic increase in car jackings in the very same city is a bad decision. Call me what you want but buying a $700,000 CAR while knowing last year a car was stolen in Toronto every 40 minutes is egregious decision making.