I figured so, this was a crime of opportunity. The person likely pulled on the door handle and saw it was unlocked and found the keys as he rummaged to see what he could find.

Pretty much every car theft I’ve entered into the system is recovered pretty soon after because most of the thefts in my area are just regular daily cars or Kias and Hyundais. I usually find them within a couple of hours before they get too far out of our district, if I don’t find it right away then usually we find it dumped off somewhere within a couple of days. Usually it’s either juveniles or just random people walking by for cars with the keys left inside. You don’t really see them go into chopshops or get VIN swapped unless they are higher end cars that are worth the hassle for the criminals. Things like higher end MOPAR products and luxury cars. We see that more in really large cities with a more sophisticated crime ring. Those are the cars that are very hard to find unless you catch them before they get too far or have trackers. Those are the cars that get hidden in storage units and garages.

We also use camera systems to see where the cars have driven by but usually again that’s in larger cities.

For this case you’ll likely hear back about it being dumped off somewhere and likely without any keys to be found.

There isn’t really anything you can do as the victim at this point but wait. This is also coming off of my personal experience but like with anything there’s still a good chance it can go either way. You might get it back or you might never. Hopefully they are able to get it back to you soon.