They wanted the car to last so they had a garage apply a rustproof coating, then left it on the street overnight so that they would not get drips on their driveway. This Honda was a big purchase for the neighbours - roughly $36,000. Police believe thieves were trying to acquire the electronic signature of his vehicle - to later open the door and start the ignition.
The car slows and stops at Franco’s driveway, close to his two-year-old white Toyota. It’s impossible to make out the Infiniti’s plate number. The vehicle was later identified by police as an Infiniti G35 Coupe, made between 2003-2007. There are two men in the car, wearing masks. Video from his garage-mounted camera shows an Infiniti sport coupe driving slowly past his house seven times, between 2:29 p.m. This next part of the story was only revealed to Franco the next day when something happened to make him check the video camera trained on his driveway. 31, they were enjoying a relaxing afternoon. Some have been hit two, even three times.įranco and his family, wife and two kids, live in Scarborough, near Ellesmere Road and McCowan Road. From young families starting out to grandparents who splurged on a vehicle big enough to drive their grandchildren to events - they all woke up to an empty driveway. His buddy was not so lucky.įranco’s story is one of more than 100 tales of car theft Star readers shared this week, following publication of a story on the growing crime spree that has seen 6,000 cars stolen in Toronto this year, and 80,000 across Canada.
What Franco found out, and what he’s doing now, is a cautionary tale. His Toyota RAV4 was almost stolen in what would have been just another statistic in a record year for auto thefts in Toronto and the GTA. “My musical instruments, speakers, everything I need to put smiles on the faces of people at the homes, that car gets me to my job,” says Franco. His Toyota with the licence plate “1MANBAND” is his roadie. For 20 years he has been performing the songs residents grew up with - like “It’s a long way to Tipperary” on Remembrance Day. Jay Franco is music to the ears at nursing and retirement homes across Canada.
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