$90K BMW Stolen From Wyckoff Driveway

A Wyckoff resident is out nearly $100,000 after a 2011 BMW loaded with expensive goods was stolen right out of her driveway, according to police.

The Clinton Avenue resident told police that she heard her black BMW X6 driving away at about 10:30 p.m. on Friday night and thought a family member was using it, said Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox.

"That was not the case," Fox said.

Police said that the $90,000 vehicle had been left unlocked in the driveway with the keys and approximately $5,000 worth of personal items inside.

"In the car were several high end expensive carry bags, a high end purse, an iPod and some expensive miscellaneous stuff," said Fox. 

Fox issued the same warning he said he's been preaching to Wyckoff residents for years: "When you park your car, lock your car. Secure the keys. Do that, you won't be a victim. Fail to do that, you make your property vulnerable. It's a very simple recipe."

In January, Wyckoff residents reported five incidents of thieves entering their cars and stealing various electronic items.

All of the residents who suffered losses had failed to lock their vehicles, Fox said earlier in the year — thieves here haven't been smashing car windows, merely looking for the easy grab, Fox said.

In December 2011, someone made off with a Franklin Lakes resident's 2010 BMW X6.

The vehicle — valued at about $100,000 — was also unlocked and its proximity key, which unlocks the doors and starts the car, was left in the vehicle, Franklin Lakes Police Lieutenant John Bakelaar said after the crime.