Group of at least 6 people caught stealing and breaking into cars in Pierce Township

While most homeowners slept, at least six people wearing masks and gloves went to work scamming people in the Sedona Ridge neighborhood of Pierce Township. They stole cars, a credit card from a vehicle and even Tracy Arvin’s gun that he had left in his locked SUV overnight. “I don’t normally do that, and she’s never been left in the car. It’s a one in a million chance of getting me,” Arvin said. Footage from his security camera shows the crooks in action. “We looked at our ring camera and found that someone was near our car and getting into our car. How they did it, I don’t know. Maybe some kind of amplifier or something to unlock the door,” Arvin said. Meanwhile, across the street, another suspect is seen aiming at a neighbor’s car while a third person runs from one house to another. “They knew how quickly they came through here. They’ve done this kind of thing before,” Arvin said. Pierce Township Police Chief Paul Broxterman said the suspects stole three vehicles from the subdivision — one of which was recovered — and broke into several others. “In all three stolen vehicles, key fobs were left in the vehicle,” Broxterman said. “One of the violations was the confiscation of a credit card that was last used on Victory Parkway in Cincinnati.” Broxterman doesn’t know if the Pierce Township crimes are connected to similar burglaries and car thefts in the greater Cincinnati area, but he hopes the homeowner’s security footage, along with police work, will lead to arrests. “The better we’ll be able to help solve crimes,” Broxterman said. Broxterman encourages all homeowners to register their security cameras with the police department. That way, detectives can quickly identify who may have captured footage crimes committed in the community.

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“I usually don’t do that, and he was never left in the car. It was a one in a million chance that got me,” Arvin said.

Footage from his security camera shows the crooks in action.

“We looked at our ring camera and found that someone was near our car and getting into our car. How they did it, I don’t know. Maybe some kind of amplifier or something to unlock the door,” Arvin said.

Meanwhile, across the street, another suspect is seen aiming at a neighbor’s car while a third person runs from one house to another.

“They knew how quickly they came through here. They’ve done this kind of thing before,” Arvin said.

Pierce Township Police Chief Paul Broxterman said the suspects stole three vehicles from the subdivision — one of which was recovered — and burglarized several others.

“In all three stolen vehicles, the key fobs were left in the vehicle,” Broxterman said. “One of the violations was the confiscation of a credit card that was last used on Victory Parkway in Cincinnati.”

Broxterman doesn’t know if the Pierce Township crimes are connected to similar break-ins and car thefts in the greater Cincinnati area, but he hopes the homeowner’s security footage, along with police work, will lead to arrests.

“The more camera footage we can have, the better we can help us solve crimes,” Broxterman said.

Broxterman encourages all homeowners to register their security cameras with the police department. This way, detectives can quickly identify who may have captured images of crimes committed in the community.