Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. They never even saw it coming.
Chilling surveillance video captured on 86th Street near Bay 22nd Street shows a slick operator pulling off a classic New York street hustle: popping open the rear door of a black SUV just seconds after the owners stepped out, stopping the car from locking itself.
The footage, which has exploded online with more than 1.3 million views, shows the couple exiting their ride on the bustling Brooklyn strip. As they walk away, a man in light-colored clothing casually strolls up from behind, yanks open the rear passenger door, and keeps it ajar before sauntering off like he owns the block.
No smash-and-grab. No broken windows. Just a quick, dirty trick that keeps the vehicle vulnerable for a later raid, or worse.
The busy intersection, lined with shops and foot traffic in one of Brooklyn’s traditionally tighter-knit neighborhoods, is the latest stage for this sneaky tactic. Locals and online sleuths say it’s part of a growing pattern targeting unsuspecting drivers who rely on their cars’ automatic locks.
Cops haven’t released any details on arrests or if anything was ultimately swiped from this specific Lexus-style crossover. But the video has Brooklyn drivers, and anyone with a pulse, fuming.
