The four masked thieves jumped into the black KIA that was parked near Westchester and Lane avenues just after 11:15 a.m., according to police.
A group of thieves swiped an unmarked NYPD car and took it on a nearly 12-hour joyride before crashing in the Bronx Tuesday morning — in what appears to be a heist inspired by a viral TikTok challenge, The Post has learned.
The car wasn’t seen again until just before 11:20 a.m. when patrol officers spotted it about four miles away and began to chase it, cops said. As part of the challenge — which has been viewed millions of times on the social media site — thieves use a USB cord to bypass the ignition through the steering wheel column.It was later found about four miles away and appears related to a viral TikTok trend that has impacted Kias and Hyundais in New York.
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