HOLMDEL, NJ – Two more heigh end vehicle were stolen from homes in Holmdel on Monday, as the growing crime trend continues in the affluent suburban community.
On Monday, a Porshe was stolen from the driveway of a home on Remmington Court. The key fob was left inside the vehicle. Later, brazen criminals entered a home on Ely Road and rummaged through the house, looking for the keys to a Range Rover.
The thieves drove off with the homeowner’s Range Rover and Ford Pickup truck.
The trend is continuing all over New Jersey but appears to be happening more in Holmdel, but why?
Demographics and location make Holmdel an easy and lucrative place to steal high-end cars. Holmdel is an affluent community at the crossroads of many major state highways.
The town is cut in half by the Garden State Parkway. To the north, Route 35 cuts through the Centerville area of the town. To the south, there’s Newman Springs Road and Route 34.
The easy access to highways was one of the reasons Holmdel became a popular suburb for wealthy residents. You can hop on to one of four major highways and get to the office with ease.
Unfortunately, that access appears to be attracting the criminal element who can score an expensive car and be on the highway within minutes, whether they are going to New York City, Newark, the Philadelphia or Trenton area or the Jersey Shore. The exit strategies are plentiful.
Initiatives by the state, including those by Governor Phil Murphy have done little, if anything to deter car thefts across New Jersey. Interstate car theft rings often employ juveniles to steal the cars due to the state’s relaxed laws against juvenile offenders and car thieves.
The rewards of successfully stealing a high-end car in New Jersey outweigh the risks associated with getting caught. The criminals know this and unfortunately for Holmdel, it will continue happening until the state rolls back many of it’s soft-on-crime laws enacted under Governor Phil Murphy.