Thieves stole 70 Volkswagen badges in a four-day south London spree after using drones to ‘scope out’ their victims, it is understood.
Video doorbell and CCTV footage captured the thieves stealing the sensors kept behind the VW emblem on the bonnet.
Victims were led to believe the thieves were assessing their vehicles after seeing and hearing drones in the area in the days leading up to the thefts.
The thieves harvested between 70 and 100 Volkswagen front badges and radar sensors across 29 roads in southeast London over four days (July 15-19).
Perpetrators on Lime bikes executed the thefts in under five seconds per car.
The stolen
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