CHARLOTTE — Hailey Dryden was working out at a west Charlotte gym when she got a fraud alert from her bank. Dryden then discovered someone broke a window to her car and stole thousands of dollars’ worth of belongings.
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The gym’s surveillance system caught the brazen burglar on video in the parking lot off of Coxe and South Turner avenues at 6:46 p.m. Friday.
“My first thought was it’s broad daylight,” she said. “I see the type of car you’re in. I see your whole face.”
The man drove up next to Dryden’s car and cased it before throwing a rock through the backseat window and getting away with her stuff.
She filed a police report with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and has had to deal with canceling credit cards and disputing fraudulent charges while working with the insurance company.
Dryden advises others to stay vigilant in a world of bold criminals.
“Obviously I didn’t listen to the advice like don’t leave anything in your car,” she said. “It’s better safe than sorry in these situations.”
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