[Baltimore Sun] FOX45 News: Cockeysville resident’s car stolen amid rising thefts in her ZIP code
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According to Baltimore County Police, it was a busy weekend for car thieves.
Outside Mitzi Brandon’s Cockeysville home there’s only a small pile of glass in the space where a car is supposed to be. Brandon’s 2016 Hyundai Sonata is gone.
“It’s terrible walking out of your front door in the morning and looking at your parking spot with no car in it,” said Brandon.
It happened on Hometown Way near Sorley Road.
Police say three incidents in the same ZIP code were reported from Saturday night to Sunday morning with two attempted car thefts and one car stolen — Brandon’s Sonata.
“(My car is) like my comfortable space when I’m not at home and it’s gone. And I worked so hard for it. I literally just paid my final payment on it two weeks ago,” said Brandon.
Brandon’s car theft is part of a spike in thefts in the 21030 area, which includes Cockeysville.
According to police data, in 2021 there were 25 car thefts in that ZIP code. That total increased to 32 in 2022 and to 88 last year — with 23 so far this year. Police say mostly Hyundais and Kias were targeted.
“Something’s got to give. Something needs to be done to get this to stop,” said Brandon.
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Police did locate Brandon’s car in Owings Mills, though they have no suspect information on who stole it. She’s waiting now to learn what condition the car is in.
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