CHARLOTTE – Hailey Dryden was working out at a west Charlotte gym when she got a fraud alert from her bank. Dryden then discovered that someone smashed a window in his car and stole thousands of dollars worth of belongings.
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The gym’s surveillance system captured the brazen thief on video in the parking lot at Coxe and South Turner avenues at 6:46 p.m. Friday.
“My first thought was that it was broad daylight,” he said. “I see the kind of car you’re in. I see your whole face.”
The man drove up to Dryden’s car and packed it up before throwing a rock through the backseat window and making off with his belongings.
He filed a police report with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and has had to deal with credit card cancellations and dispute fraudulent charges while working with the insurance company.
Dryden advises others to remain vigilant in a world of daring criminals.
“Obviously I didn’t listen to the advice like don’t leave anything in the car,” he said. “It’s better to be safe than sorry in these situations.”
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