"Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Jennifer Aydin's Ferrari stolen as car thefts increase across N.J.
PARAMUS, N.J. - "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Jennifer Aydin says thieves stole her Ferrari from her garage while her parents and children were home.
As CBS2's Meg Baker found Monday, it's part of a huge uptick of car thefts in Paramus.
Aydin's surveillance video shows the suspects approaching her garage door. She said they took the garage door opener from an unlocked car outside on Alpine Drive.
The police chief in Paramus said a call came in around 11 p.m. Sunday to report the break in.
"They were able to use the remote garage door opener to open the garage," Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said.
An orange Ferrari, with the key fob inside, was parked in the garage. Video shows the suspects searching the car, then going over to a shoe rack and taking sneakers.
In an Instagram post, Aydin said her kids, parents and others were inside the house while this was happening.
The Ferrari was recovered Monday in Newark.
"So far this year, we have 41 stolen vehicles, which is up significantly from last year, same time period, I believe we had 13," Ehrenberg said.
Mark Lillo, a Paramus resident, said his Ring doorbell camera caught people checking to see if his cars are unlocked multiple times.
"It was Saturday morning around 10:30 a.m. and there were neighbors all over the place. Matter of fact, there was a house being sold and people looking at the house," Lillo said.
"There's a no chase policy, which is not assisting here. We're seeing the thieves are being more brazen. They're coming out in broad daylight. They know once they're in that car, the police hands are pretty much tied on chasing them down," Ehrenberg said.
Some said people have gotten lax on locking up and taking their keys, since they've worked from home with other neighbors home for so long.
"Paramus, unfortunately, we live right in between Route 17 and the Garden State Parkway. So, it's easy access and easy to take off," Lillo said.
The chief also suggested taking garage door openers out of vehicles, since many people tend to leave the door to the house in the garage unlocked.