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Thieves have stolen a car from a garage forecourt in west Suffolk.

The theft happened when the offenders cut a wire fence to access the forecourt in Skyliner Way, Bury St Edmunds, between 2.30am and 2.45am on May 14.

They then smashed the window of a grey Audi RS4 Quattro Estate, with the registration number OV62 VEW, before driving off with it.

Officers are linking two other offences with the theft.

A garden centre in Colethorpe Lane, Barrow, was targeted at 6.30am the same day.

It had its gates forced open overnight and a sales board and car parts linked to the stolen car were found in the car park.

Later in the day at noon, the front and rear number plates, WP06 VAX, from a grey BMW 118D were removed while it was parked in an industrial estate in Greenwood Court, Bury St Edmunds.

The car had been left in the industrial estate since 5pm on May 10.

Witnesses or anyone with information should call Pc Jonathan Warby at Bury St Edmunds police station on 101.

sync24 wrote:I thought Audi's would NOT go anywhere without the keys

High-tech thieves managed to steal a grey Audi RS4 Quattro Avant estate two days ago, even if the car was fitted with state-of-the-art anti-theft system.

The thieves cut a whole in the fence of the Bury St Edmunds Audi’s dealership and succeeded in overcoming state-of-the-art anti-theft systems. They entered the grey RS4 Quattro Avant estate, which is fitted with the highest-technology anti-theft system, by breaking the window and drive it away.

Sales manager James Bullivant said: “We’ve still got all the sets of keys here. Apparently there’s a way of getting in if you have the right equipment.”

The police is looking for witnesses and Mr. Bullivant said that since the 450bhp, 155mph four-wheel drive has a powerful engines, someone must surely have heard it even if the incident took place at around 2:45 a.m. The car costs £55,526 new.

“They’ve caused me a real headache because they cut a big hole in the fence and now we’re having to bring everything in at night,” said Bullivant.

The same morning, the police discovered that the gates from a garden centre in Colethorpe Lane, Barrow had been forced open and found in the garden the sales board and car parts from an Audi. The same day the front and rear number plates from a grey BMW 118D were discovered in a car park in Greenwood Court, Bury St Edmunds.

PhilT wrote:I thought it was a petrol station forecourt, turns out it's the Audi dealership!!!

http://www.inautonews.com/thieves-stole ... ZkYOLW1Hf4

High-tech thieves managed to steal a grey Audi RS4 Quattro Avant estate two days ago, even if the car was fitted with state-of-the-art anti-theft system.

The thieves cut a whole in the fence of the Bury St Edmunds Audi’s dealership and succeeded in overcoming state-of-the-art anti-theft systems. They entered the grey RS4 Quattro Avant estate, which is fitted with the highest-technology anti-theft system, by breaking the window and drive it away.

Sales manager James Bullivant said: “We’ve still got all the sets of keys here. Apparently there’s a way of getting in if you have the right equipment.”

The police is looking for witnesses and Mr. Bullivant said that since the 450bhp, 155mph four-wheel drive has a powerful engines, someone must surely have heard it even if the incident took place at around 2:45 a.m. The car costs £55,526 new.

“They’ve caused me a real headache because they cut a big hole in the fence and now we’re having to bring everything in at night,” said Bullivant.

The same morning, the police discovered that the gates from a garden centre in Colethorpe Lane, Barrow had been forced open and found in the garden the sales board and car parts from an Audi. The same day the front and rear number plates from a grey BMW 118D were discovered in a car park in Greenwood Court, Bury St Edmunds.

RichT128 wrote:There is an issue on cars with electronic keys (rather tHan old fashioned ones) where the thieves can break one window, access a port and get the entry codes then programme a new key - takes less than 90 seconds. BMW have had an issue w ith this and can't see a way to stop it, they denied the issue until some lad from Sutton coldfield captured his car (m-something or other i think) being stolen on camera - it's on you tube somewhere

Graeme4130 wrote:As far as I understand, Audi's don't use the same encryption programme, so should be ok