Fri Apr 20, 5:17 PM ET

Thieves are targeting people who have left their keys in the car as they pump gas at a station on Indianapolis' southwest side.

Investigators said thieves have stolen at least two cars and have taken items from others within the past week at the Shell gas station at Interstate 465 and Kentucky Avenue, 6News' Cheryl Jackson reported.

Slideshow: Police Release Surveillance Shots Of Gas Station Thieves

The thieves were captured on good quality surveillance video and police are trying to determine who the people are based on those shots.

Bob Key, the owner of the Shell station, said the same person was involved in three of the thefts.

Last Saturday, a man who left his Jeep running as he went into the station had his car stolen.

"We've never ever experienced anything quite like this," Key said. "I don't remember this particular individual doing this before here."

On Monday afternoon, the owner of a truck left the keys inside. The thief strolled up and laughed as he jumped inside. Police found the truck a few hours later, vandalized beyond repair.

The thieves are also getting inside unlocked cars, even if the keys are not inside, to steal anything they can get their hands on.

In one case, a man and an apparent accomplice took a laptop computer. Police said a woman, who was with the man, pulled up to a pump and peeked over at the unlocked car.

The man jumped inside, talked with the woman and took the computer. After the theft, they jumped into a van and left.

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Watch Some fancy Lawyer will get them off the hook.Now you see why we need to defend ourselves with guns? I gurantee you this,,In Florida if they do this to me HE WILL BE SHOT!!! And I bet theves dont dare do this in Texas nether. Cause crooks know what theyre up against in texas because of the new self defense laws.

The man LEFT his Jeep and went into the station, and the robbery occured then.

On Monday, some guy LEFT the keys in his car INSIDE them, and likely walked away (though this isn't mentioned), and the vandalism occured then.

In BOTH the instances, the victims did not know that the robbery/vandalism was taking place, and thus couldn't prevent it.

Thus, this has got ZILCH to do with guns. You could keep all the guns in the world in your car, but if you leave your car open and stroll away, thieves may well steal/rob/vandalize. Duh!

Performance tip: lock your car. Don't leave your keys in the car.

Problem solved.

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Um...
Unless people are walking around with a loaded gun IN their hands, ready to fire at all times, guns have nothing to do with this.

No Thanks - I don't want America to become like some Isreali towns where people go shopping carrying AK-47's with them.

You could also get one of these ....

I think Steveo's point re guns was that if there had even been a Chance that the criminals would get shot, they'd be much more hesitant to pull this crap. Not sure if he's right, but he's not so obviously wrong as some posters seem to think.

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In the situations he mentioned, the guys left the car and went into the gas station. They coul dhave had a freaking bazooka in their car for all I care, and the thieves would still have made off with it.

Not only that, but women are leaving their purses on the passenger seat and the passenger window rolled down and thieve merely walk up, reach in and walk away.

http://www.sheriff.org/videos/psa_cartheft.html

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I'm still waiting for steveox to somehow tie this into the ticket he got and has been complaining about on here ever since.

And you will go to prison.

In Florida, you may not ever use deadly force to stop a theft of property from an unoccupied vehicle.

Just point a gun at the thief will get you a three year MANDATORY prison term.

Please learn something about the law before you talk such idiocy.

Matt

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Not True matt you didnt see what did Jeb Bush signed 2 years ago.He signed a new one its called "Make my Day Law" I suggest you watch the movie line what dirty Harry said.It means you can use deadly force at all means even when an intruder walks on your property you can shoot him without question.

I suggest that you re-read your state laws so you don't end up in jail. If you need help understanding them, maybe this site will help you:
http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/wea...f_defense.html

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Well there was a clerk at 7-11 store a guy was trying to rob the store and the clerk got a shotgun underneath the counter and aimed at the robber shot him and then police arrested the robber but tghe clerk was not arrested. See in Maryland the police would charge em both. But in florida the clerk was not charged.

Maryland is in the process of reforming their laws which would put them very much in line with those of Florida.

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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

But Governor OMalley is threating to veto it. Cause hes a Liberal Democrat.