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Kimberlyn Mejia and around 20 family members, who were visiting for the holiday, ventured onto the lawn of her parent's Las Vegas residence
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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 by about 19 percent in the jurisdiction
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Mejia and her family were having a party inside at 1:36 a.m. on January 1 when a neighbor's security camera caught photos of a white pickup truck parking up,
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someone getting out, breaking into the van, starting it, and driving off while towing the cargo trailer, all within two minutes.
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After a short while, according to 23-year-old Mejia, "we were just ready to go to bed when my dad decided to take one final look,
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She remarked, "It's weird that this occurred there outside our house, right in front of us." They believed we were preoccupied
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