A Cranbourne East resident, Simone, is urgently seeking the community’s help in locating her car, which was stolen from her property driveway earlier this week.
Simone’s vehicle is a red 2017 Hyundai i30 SR Premium with registration number AZF465. The license plates are black but may have been replaced. There is a noticeable dent in the lower section of the front passenger side door, and a service sticker is affixed to the far-right side of the windscreen.
The car was not recently washed and may still be in a visibly dirty condition.
The exact time of the vehicle theft is uncertain, but Simone estimated that it occurred between 10pm on Monday 17 June and the early morning hours of Tuesday 18 June 18.
“The last time that I saw my car was on Monday night at about 10pm” she recalled.
“On the morning of Tuesday 18 June, I heard someone enter through the front door. I assumed it was my housemate, so I did not give it much thought.
“Later that day, a friend came over and called me just before knocking on the door. I enquired why he had called, and he asked where my car was. I informed him that it was in the driveway, but he said there was no car there and it immediately occurred to me that my car had been stolen.”
It was later revealed that her housemate’s room had also been broken into, and several valuable items, including car keys, two Nintendo Switches, a Panasonic GH5 camera, two lenses, two watches, and other electronics, were stolen.
Simone said it was possible that the car theft and the property theft could be two separate incidents or they could have both happened at the same time.
The local police are currently investigating and access to CCTV footage from a neighbouring house is being looked into, but the process may take some time.
Simone recently relocated to Cranbourne East from Rowville and she said she had not yet completed unpacking or setting up security cameras.
“We’ve actually got security cameras. Putting them up was obviously a priority for us, but it wasn’t at the top of the list of priorities because you just don’t think these types of things would happen to you but clearly, they do,” she said.
Due to financial constraints and hardship, Simone’s car was uninsured, so not finding the car would be a devastating financial loss for her.
Simone said recovering the vehicle was crucial for her livelihood and mental health, as she relied on it for essential tasks and appointments and lacked convenient access to public transportation.
Anyone who may have a lead or dashcam footage that could assist Simone in locating her stolen car, please contact Simone directly at simonnie33@outlook.com
