WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Stolen silver Lexus GS 350

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The report and photo were sent by Jamie:

We are sad to report that our car got stolen last night from in front of our house near West Seattle High School. . I have made a police report and please ask anyone call 911 if they see it. It has an orange Defensive Driving School sticker on the back. Fingers crossed the police will find it soon. We are keeping perspective and are grateful everyone is safe. 2013 Lexus GS 350. License plate CMA5157.

We’ll add the police report # when we get it. (Added: 25-76697)

Immobilizer March 23, 2025 (2:40 am)

Do we know how these modern Lexus/Toyota vehicles with engine immobilizers like this are being stolen? (Like the 4Runner a few days ago?) There’s a chip in the keys that pings the car to make sure that everything is kosher and I know it’s not the easiest to replicate that, so I’d love to know how they’re pulling this off. I guess they could just tow the cars on a flatbead but I’m assuming that’s not happening. Please keep us posted Jamie!

CarDriver March 23, 2025 (6:21 am)

Sisters newer CRV was broken into (not stolen) It was locked. SPD officer told her that the dark web has all sorts of electronic (and other) devices that crooks can buy and use to break into cars and bypass the factory(and aftermarket} security systems.

Jeremy March 23, 2025 (2:34 pm)

My GS350 F Sport was stolen a few months ago, right out of my driveway. There’s 2 key vulnerabilities in late model Lexus that aren’t talked about. Breaking the sunroof, for some reason, doesn’t set off the alarm or activate the immobilizer. And the signal from the car to the key fob isn’t encrypted, so anyone with a $50 hacking device and 5 minutes can trick the car into thinking the key fob is nearby if they hardwire in from in the car….which is easy to do with the sunroof exploit. Lexus needs to face a class action on this honestly, it’s negligence, especially for a luxury vehicle.

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