Police recover two vehicles stolen from Park city neighborhoods over the weekend

Police dust a recovered stolen truck for fingerprints in Sun Peak on Monday, August 26, 2024. Photo: Summit County Sheriff | Brian De Botelho

The vehicles were stolen from Park City neighborhoods and were unlocked with the keys inside

PARK CITY, Utah – Police cars and CSI vehicles arrived in Park City’s Sun Peak neighborhood Monday morning as deputies recovered a stolen Toyota Tundra.

The truck was reported stolen from a residence near Bear Hollow on Thursday, August 22.  Officer Brian De Botelho said the truck was unlocked with they keys in it at the time it was taken.

De Botelho said another car – a Land Rover – that was stolen from the Silver Springs neighborhood in Park City was also recovered on Sunday in Salt Lake City. It was also left open with the keys in the vehicle when it was stolen.

Police are warning people to lock their vehicles.

“These were both unlocked vehicles that had the keys either inside the vehicle or the keys in the ignition,” De Botelho said. “They are just pulling on door handles until they find an unlocked car.”

Purses and wallets have also been reported being stolen from unlocked vehicles in addition to vehicles being stolen.