Bulgarians Suspected of Stealing Beckham's BMW X5s

Crime | June 28, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Spanish police suspects a Bulgarian gang of car thieves of stealing two of British soccer star David Beckham's BMW X5s, Forbes reported.

The theft occurred in April while Beckham and his two sons were eating at a restaurant in suburban Madrid. The tech-savy criminals used a laptop and transmitter to open the locks and start the ignition of an armor-plated BMW X5. Tthe second X5 was stolen from him using this technology within six months.

The two BMWs were picked up by thieves who hacked into the codes for the vehicles' RFID chips.

No suspects have yet been apprehended.

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