Connecticut thieves caught on video stealing car from gas pump in just 7 seconds
Connecticut police released surveillance footage showing a car being stolen from a Shell gas station in just 7 seconds
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A pair of thieves were caught on camera stealing an idle car at a Connecticut gas station in just seven seconds.
The brazen auto theft took place around 10:30 a.m. Sunday at a Shell gas station on Straits Turnpike in Watertown, Connecticut, police said.
Grainy surveillance photo released by police showing a car being stolen from a Connecticut gas station. (Watertown CT Police Department)
Police said the keys were left inside the vehicle and the vehicle was left running while the operator went inside the store.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Video footage released by police shows a car pulling up next to a black Nissan Altima. A person appears to get out of the vehicle from the passenger side and hop into the driver’s seat of the Altima before both vehicles drive away — all in just seven seconds.
Police are advising the public not to leave their keys in their vehicle and to lock their doors and be aware of their surroundings.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Suspects are waiting in parking lots for someone to leave their vehicles running unattended," Watertown police said in a Facebook post.
Police said another vehicle with the keys left inside was stolen the night before at a CVS.
"There has been a drastic increase in stolen motor vehicles throughout town and in the area," police said.
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Watertown is about 40 miles southwest of Hartford.