Early this morning a 2011 Black Audi A4 with Quebec licence plate X10 SNP smashed through Vaughan Mills. Two suspects committed a break and enter and fled. If you have any information on this vehicle or the suspects, please call police. pic.twitter.com/m358aeD3G3 — York Regional Police (@YRP) February 1, 2023 According to police, the incident took place at Vaughan Mills, just a few minutes north of Toronto. It’s the sort of sprawling suburban shopping center where you can find everything from Hot Topic to Kate Spade. A place for placating teenage boredom with meandering of the mind as you pick through the flashy bits of consumer culture. I’m not innocent, I bought a set of alien-themed swim trunks there once. Enough about the venue, what about the car? Well, it’s reportedly a 2011 Audi A4, although the silver mirror caps and “peeler” wheels suggest that it might actually be an S4. Either way, it happened to have the Quebec license plate X10 SNP, and it was unsurprisingly reported stolen prior to this footage being recorded. I’ve seen some questionable driving from Quebec-plated cars, but this has to take the cake.
The thieves managed to squeeze the Audi through the bollards in front of entrance six just before gently ramming through the sliding doors at a fairly low speed and immediately almost wiping out into Uniqlo. Are they just inept or did they have something against nice shirts at reasonable prices? Probably just inept, but you never know. From there, the thieves squeeze past some kiosks before making a right turn into the main corridor. A bit more driving happens next, with the thieves finally exiting through another sliding door. Of course, people don’t just steal a car and drive through the doors of a shopping center for shits and giggles, that’s high-risk with low-reward. Sure, you get to say that you drove a car indoors, but you can be slapped with charges from breaking and entering to dangerous driving. York Regional Police reports that the crims made off with some electronics, like they’re trying to emulate Dominic Toretto stealing combination TV VCRs.
Even the police seem flabbergasted by this particularly unusual case of car crime. Local news outlet CP24 reports that York Regional Police Sgt. Clint Whitney told reporters, “It did look like they were going shopping in that vehicle. It is very, very audacious. I don’t know what was going through their minds.” It should go without saying, don’t ram-raid a shopping center. Even as far as criminal activity goes, this is particularly stupid. While ram raids don’t feel as common as they used to be, there are always exceptions. Remarkably, the thieves remain at large at the time of writing, but I reckon it’s only a matter of time before they’re caught. (Photo credits: York Regional Police) Support our mission of championing car culture by becoming an Official Autopian Member.
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