The rise of the posh buggy thieves: Mother-of-two reveals how £700 pram was stolen from back of her car as luxury parenting essential becomes latest target for crooks Has your pram being stolen? Email: jon.brady@mailonline.co.
uk By JON BRADY and DAN WOODLAND Published: 01:40, 13 November 2024 | Updated: 01:48, 13 November 2024 e-mail 3 View comments Callous thieves are stealing expensive buggies in a smash-and-grab crime spree targeting Britain's parents. Crooks are targeting cars loaded with sleek designer prams from firms such as Babyzen, Stokke and Silvercross - before putting them up for sale on Facebook Marketplace and eBay for a quick profit. Parents are being left hundreds of pounds out of pocket by the thefts and unable to ferry their children around - with figures suggesting the problem is only growing greater each year.
Among those to fall victim to the cruel buggy snatchers is mother-of-two Jemma Lee, 26, whose Silvercross Pioneer pram was taken from her car last month the day before her son's second birthday. The buggy, which was worth around £700 new, appeared on Facebook Marketplace within hours of being stolen. Has your pram being stolen? Email: jon.
brady@mailonline.co.uk Jemma Lee, 26, from Morecambe, fell victim to a buggy snatcher after inadvertently leaving her car unlocked The thief made off with a Silvercross Pioneer buggy worth more than £600 that she had used to carry around her son and eight-month-old daughter She had used the buggy to transport her.