Boca Bridges, Seven Bridges, Often Targeted By Car Thieves.
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — An attempted car theft in the gated community of “Boca Bridges” Tuesday night proved unsuccessful for the alleged car thief. The good news: no one was hurt and the car was ultimately not taken. The bad news: despite a police chopper flying over the area immediately after the attempted theft, no suspect was found.
It happened around 9 p.m. on Carretto Court in Boca Bridges which is a G.L. Homes community north of Clint Moore and south of Linton with entrances on Lyons Road and U.S. 441. A police report obtained by BocaNewsNow.com provides an overview of what took place:
“I responded to an in-progress vehicle burglary. The complainant stated that she received a theft notification text from Cadillac and heard her vehicle alarm go off. After reviewing her black-and-white surveillance footage, she saw a figure in the driver’s seat of her white Cadillac and called 911. Since the footage was in black and white, it was difficult to make a clear identification.
I checked the vehicle and there were no signs of forced entry, suggesting the vehicle may have been left unlocked. Additionally, the footage did not capture how the suspect entered or exited the vehicle. The suspect is unknown at this time. Attempts to collect latent prints from the door handles were unsuccessful, and this case is inactive.”
While it’s been calmer over the past year or so, car thefts were routine in Boca Bridges and neighboring Seven Bridges over several years — with nearly 20 cars stolen between 2019 and 2022. Homeowner victims, many relocating from New York, routinely left their key fobs in their cars, believing that living in a gated community meant that they didn’t need to utilize common sense. It became so bad that police launched the “WTF” campaign — asking people to consider “Where’s The Fob.” Thieves, finding it easy to enter these gated communities, scoped out cars with key fobs left inside, often noted by extracted mirrors.
Reminder: if you live in a gated community with multi-million dollar homes, you’re a target. Lock your doors. Lock your car doors. And don’t leave your key fob in your car.
