They came prepared, power tools at the ready.
Unfazed by the camera above recording their every move.
And within 30 seconds they've already cut the cables and
we're gone.
Thieves making off with two separate electric vehicle charging cables
Sunday night.
Kelly Carmichael only discovering he'd been robbed when he left
his Surrey home the next morning for chemotherapy treatment.
And they topped the wire up right at right at
the base.
An issue with these charges is they're illuminated at night
time so it's almost like a beacon and that's how
they noticed these chargers as they were driving by.
Kelly now left to pick up the $1500 bill to
replace them.
Kelly says there's around 15 EVs just on his St.
Some of his neighbours have now resorted to moving their
charging cables inside at night in fear of being targeted.
Criminal activity is actually trending down in Surrey.
For the first quarter of 2024,
property crime dropped by 13%
compared to the same time last year.
Theft from a vehicle down 41%.
Violent crimes down 3% too.
It is encouraging when you can see a consistent decline
in a specific fence category.
Officers say prevention is key.
Their advice, install motion sensor lighting and security cameras around
your home.
We have some programs here in Surrey,
it's called Iris and where you can actually register your
either your doorbell cameras or your security cameras with the
city to be able to then have that information available
to help assist with with our reporting.
With electric vehicles only growing in popularity,
Kelly fears cable cutting will become a lucrative business,
warning EV owners to lock them away.
Cassidy, Moscone. Global News.