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       NYPD searching for suspects in string of car thefts on Staten Island The NYPD is searching for a group of burglary suspects who have allegedly stolen multiple vehicles on Staten Island in recent weeks, including a Rolls-Royce.

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       The NYPD is searching for multiple suspects involved in a string of burglaries on Staten Island, including the theft of a Rolls-Royce convertible in the middle of the night.

       During the June 12 incident, the suspects threw a rock through the window of a home in Staten Island's Lighthouse neighborhood and stole car keys before fleeing in the 2017 Rolls-Royce Dawn sedan.

       The owner of the vehicle, identified only as John, told the Staten Island Advance that he was able to turn the tables on the burglars by using a remote kill switch to turn the luxury ride off, then used a built-in tracking device to locate it in Newark, New Jersey.

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       The suspects threw a rock through a door in the fourth burglary attempt on Monday, but fled when a resident started yelling. (NYPD)

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       "I was downstairs within seconds while they were pulling out of the driveway," John told the local newspaper. "They were attempting to turn it back on, but they couldn’t because I disabled it."

       A used 2017 Rolls-Royce Dawn has a typical listing price of around $282,000, according to automotive research company Kelley Blue Book.

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       The suspects were responsible for two other attempted burglaries nearby earlier that evening but failed both times, according to the NYPD.

       Rolls-Royce Dawns on display during the second press day of the Geneva Motor Show 2017 at the Geneva Palexpo on March 8, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Gerlach Delissen - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

       Around 4:30 a.m., the same thieves allegedly tried to break into another home on Staten Island and remove two cars, but fled the home after a resident started yelling at them.

       All five suspects were described by the NYPD as males with a dark complexion. Three of them wore black sweatpants and hooded sweatshirts. One was wearing a red hooded sweatshirt with the word "Kappa" on it, while another was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with white letters on the front.

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       Car thefts in Staten Island are up 116.3% this year compared to the same time frame in 2021, according to NYPD data.

       Anyone with information about the attempted burglary spree can call NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish.

       Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Paul.best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.