Records Show Car Thefts Are Skyrocketing In Philadelphia. Police Say They Lack Resources

By Joe Holden, Brad Nau and Ed Specht, CBS Philadelphia

October 17, 2023 / 8:01 PM

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Sonny Smith's brand new Kia was stolen right out front of his home at 5th and York Streets in North Philadelphia.

"I got up that morning, I looked at my camera and did a double look and said, '[expletive], my car is gone,'" Smith said. "I came outside, glass in the street, they stole it."

Later that same day, Smith said he was again in disbelief. "The kicker is, I got a rental from my insurance company, the same car," Smith said. "My wife and I are watching TV, 12 o'clock at night, those [expletive], damn, they're trying to get that car. I jumped up and said, 'Get my gun.'"

Sonny Smith's brand new Kia was stolen right out front of his home/CBS Philadelphia

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