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Kimberlyn Mejia and about 20 family gathered for the event at midnight on New Year's Day
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She went outside to see whether they could see the fireworks on the Strip from the lawn of her parents' house in Las Vegas.
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Her family's white 2011 Ford Econoline van and their black 2018 Utility Tool cargo trailer were parked as usual by the curb close by.
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The family had no idea what a shock they would experience in a couple of minutes.
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Mejia's family was soon another victim of vehicle theft, a crime that climbed last year over 2021
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By about 19 percent in the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Police Department and by 32 percent in North Las Vegas.
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Mejia and her family were having a party indoors at 1:36 a.m. on January 1 when a neighbor's security camera caught a white pickup truck pulling up.
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Within two minutes, someone opened the door, broke in, started the van, and then drove off, towing the cargo trailer.
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