NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – A Tamarac woman is devastated after someone stole her car shortly after Christmas and she later found out the car had been demolished during a street takeover just days later on social media.<\/p>\n
Shawna and her family have spent the start of the New Year trying to make sense of why someone would steal her Dodge Charger right after Christmas and burn it during a street takeover in Northwest Miami-Dade, Dec. 27.<\/p>\n
She told 7News that watching the video posted on social media showing a large crowd of people jumping on the car before it\u2019s set ablaze is heartwrenching.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had it eight years. Eight years and two months, and I was never getting rid of it \u2019cause I love my car,\u201d said Shawna. \u201cSo it was very hard to watch that video.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said she loved that white Dodge Charger, taking special care of it and had no intention of ever letting it go.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeeing what happened to it is, it was disturbing and sad,\u201d said Shawna. \u201cFor someone to come in and take it from me, I mean, that\u2019s my car. I worked for my car, I pay for my car, I kept my car in perfect condition, and for somebody to come take it from me, it\u2019s not fair.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now she\u2019s trying to figure out how to get past the unfairness of this situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018What do you mean, where\u2019s my car? The car\u2019s in my driveway,\u2019 and that\u2019s when we all kind of realized that it was stolen,\u201d said Shawna.<\/p>\n
Shawna\u2019s doorbell camera captured the moment someone got into her car in the middle of the night. You can hear the roar of her Dodge Charger starting up, and then an individual is seen running past the home.<\/p>\n
Moments later, the thief pulls out of her driveway and leaves her gated Tamarac community just around midnight.<\/p>\n
Hours later, the viral video of Shawna\u2019s Charger being smashed and burned made the rounds on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey took it, and I saw a video of several people just beating it and then setting it on fire, and it\u2019s, why? Why, why did you do that to my car?\u201d said Shawna. \u201cI just don\u2019t understand that.\u201d<\/p>\n
At first, Shawna couldn\u2019t figure out how the thief had gotten into her car. She said she had both of her key fobs inside her home at the time of the theft.<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess it was close enough for them to clone the signal,\u201d said Shawna.<\/p>\n
Deputies later told her it was possible due to where she kept her car keys.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said that there\u2019s a device on Amazon that you can get, anybody can get, that just clones your key fob. If your key fob is close in range, they can just clone your key fob and take your car,\u201d said Shawna.<\/p>\n
She said the end-of-year theft has left her feeling violated and drifting around the reality of being without a car to begin 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not only sad for my car, but just sad for what the kids are doing these days. Drive your own car, do drifts, destroy your own car, stop stealing others,\u201d said Shawna.<\/p>\n
The viral video showed several individuals taking part in the street takeover and smashing Shawna\u2019s car.<\/p>\n
Deputies in Miami-Dade are hoping someone steps forward to identify the individuals involved.<\/p>\n
If you have any information on this crime, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.<\/p>\n
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