Surveillance footage shows a woman keying in 400 cars one by one at dealerships in Canada
Shocking CCTV footage shows a woman tinkering 400 cars worth $500,000 at dealerships over a four-month period
- According to police, a woman keyed in an estimated 400 cars at dealerships in Canada
- Incidents occurred in two places in British Columbia from January to April
- The woman’s actions caused about $500,000 in damages
A woman was caught on security cameras repeatedly tinkering cars at dealerships in Canada, hitting an estimated 400 vehicles one at a time over a four-month period.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police shared footage and photos of the mischievous vandal taking a key to brand new cars at two British Columbia dealerships.
The video shows the woman – covered from head to toe in warm clothing and wearing a mask – driving slowly from car to car, making small scratches on each vehicle.
In total, the woman’s actions caused some $500,000 in damage to dealers in the Coquitlam area during three separate incidents.
“It is clear from the videos that the suspect is deliberately scratching the vehicles one by one,” RCMP Corporal Alexa Hodgins said in a statement. rack.
A woman was caught on security cameras repeatedly tinkering cars at dealerships in Canada, hitting an estimated 400 vehicles one at a time in the space of four months
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police shared footage and photos of the mischievous vandal taking a key from brand new cars at two British Columbia dealerships
The video shows the woman – covered from head to toe in warm clothing and wearing a mask – driving slowly from car to car, making small scratches on each vehicle
Shocking footage shows the woman performing her threatening acts at the Journey Chrysler Jeep Dodge and Ram dealership and the Journey Approved dealership in the city of British Columbia.
The two dealers are about half a mile apart.
According to RCMP, police responded to three separate events of “mass car key incidents” at the two dealerships between January and April.
In addition to damaging the exterior of vehicles on the lots, the woman also vandalized the exterior of one of the businesses.
The exact amount of damage is unknown at this time, but police say it could be in the order of half a million dollars.
In the shocking images, the woman walks calmly from vehicle to vehicle with a set of keys in her gloved hands.
She quickly scrapes the side or hood of each car before moving on to the next.
Another clip – reportedly from another night – shows her holding an umbrella and walking through a packed car dealership, scraping the hoods of every car she passes.
Police believe she is acting alone and her motive in this case is unclear.
Shocking Footage Shows Woman Performing Her Threatening Acts At Journey Chrysler Jeep Dodge And Ram Dealership And Journey Approved Dealership
Journey Chrysler Jeep Dodge and Ram (left) and Journey Approved Dealer (right)
Another clip – reportedly from a different night – shows her holding an umbrella and walking through a packed car dealership lot, scraping the hoods off every car she passes
“It is clear from the videos that the suspect is deliberately scratching the vehicles one by one,” RCMP Corporal Alexa Hodgins said in a statement.
The woman responsible for the car keys is believed to be driving a 2008-2013 Ford Escape
RCMP is asking the public for help in locating the woman responsible.
“Our detectives continue to follow up on any leads, but are asking the public for help in identifying the suspect,” Hodgins said.
The woman is described as white, about 40-50 years old with shoulder-length blond hair and a heavy build.
It is believed she drives a 2008-2013 Ford Escape.
Anyone with information about the brutal destruction is asked to call the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550.
The video posted to YouTube by the RCMP has had more than 100,000 views as of Monday morning.
The clips have garnered dozens of comments from people speculating about what caused the key incidents and how much more damage she could do.
“Lol, she did 500,000 damage.. “mischief” is a huge understatement,” one wrote.
“Someone at the dealer pissed her off,” another wrote.
“This is crazy,” a third commenter shared.