Luxury Car Dealer’s Brand-New Range Rover Stolen
A luxury car dealership director has expressed frustration with Britain’s justice system after his brand-new £114,000 Range Rover was stolen from his driveway – the fourth time he’s fallen victim to car thieves.
Tom Jaconelli, 39, was left fuming after thieves snatched his top-of-the-range 2024 Range Rover Sport P550e from outside his home in Cobham, Surrey, on Wednesday morning. The sleek 150mph SUV was captured being driven away on his doorbell camera.
Thanks to a high-tech tracking system and rapid response from the Metropolitan Police, Tom was able to watch as three police dog vans stopped the suspect just 15 minutes later. ‘This is the fourth time I’ve had a car stolen from outside my house,’ Tom said. ‘Three times out of four we got the car back but this is the first time they actually caught the criminal who did it.’
Tom criticized the ‘laughable’ punishment for offenders, saying, ‘Sadly the worst sentence someone can get for car theft is six months prison and apparently most get off with community service.’ He added, ‘Personally I think there should be much harsher sentences for car thieves to deter them as it’s rife, especially around London and Surrey.’
The Metropolitan Police were approached for comment. Tom plans to install security measures like a gate or retractable bollards to prevent future thefts.
