A 21-year-old Camden guy faces charges for stealing a pricey 2023 Dodge Charger Hellcat worth over a hundred grand, cops revealed. The roaring ride got jacked in plain sight from a quiet suburb on May 9, with thieves using slick tech to crack its defenses like something out of a heist flick.
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Authorities in Washington Township say the muscle car vanished from Surrey Lake that morning. Security tapes caught three figures in masks smashing the window before peeling out. Turns out these weren’t your average smash-and-grab thieves—they used a gadget that clones key fobs, basically turning the car into putty in their hands.
A clip shows one of the three men clutching a crimson scanner while they hacked the system faster than you’d believe. Whole thing went down in under a minute.
The owner, who’d splurged on the Hellcat for her big 50, called it her “dream ride” and was gutted when it vanished. Usually tucked safely in her garage, she’d left it out that day—bad luck timing.
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“This was one of the most brazen thefts I’ve seen,” Washington Township Police Chief Patrick Gurcsik said, adding that it occurred “in broad daylight hours, right in a residential neighborhood.”
After teaming up with state troopers, investigators dug up cell records and snaps allegedly pinning Carlos Villarini to the crime—including pics of the stolen wheels. Now he’s cooling his heels in Camden County lockup, staring down felony auto theft charges.
Police did not say whether the stolen Hellcat has been recovered. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
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