A Cairnlea woman is calling for increased security at Albion train station after the wheels were stolen from her brand new Commodore VXR last Tuesday.
Diana Galati parked her car at the station about 7.30am, returning 12 hours later to make the shocking discovery.
“I left the car there a little bit longer than I normally would, returning after 7pm, to find it sitting on bricks,” she said. “I’m not sure at what time of the day it happened.”
Ms Galati said she no longer felt comfortable parking at the station.
“The hassle we had to go through to get the car out of the carpark was a four-hour ordeal,” she said.
“It’s incredibly disappointing – we’ve only had the car for two months, as well.”
Ms Galati has received quotes that the wheels will cost more than $5000 to replace, and there was also some damage underneath the car from the bricks and where the jack had been placed.
She has insurance, but feels the station needs added security to prevent similar
crimes.
“I went to the Sunshine police and they took a report, but unfortunately there’s just not a lot they can do since there was no camera facing my car,” she said.
“It’s time for Albion station to be improved with more CCTV, especially for being out of sight of any road. It’s been an ordeal for me, but I’m also putting this out there for the community to beware when parking at the station.”
Ms Galati appealed for witnesses to the theft to come forward.
“It would really help if someone came forward that witnessed this,” she said.
“What’s disappointing is that someone going to their car or walking through the carpark would have seen this and didn’t call the police to report this.”
