Ford Taillight Thefts Houston

[fmdog44]

I cut this section out of the post from The Car Pro email. Check out the price to replace them. The Chief of Police said 5K-7.5K

According to the FOX 26 report, police say between September 2024 to January 2025, over $92,000 worth of taillights were stolen from 34 different victims. They arrested three suspects, Sergio Giovanni Sanfilippo, Jimmy Dean Miller, and Jaleel D. Fasion and all are all charged with engaging in organized criminal activity.

FOX 26 says that according to a search warrant in the case, the ring targeted multiple victims along I-45 from Galveston up to Houston. The documents say the thieves simply have to access the tailgate of the truck and once they're in, removing the taillights can happen in a matter of minutes. Most of the trucks targeted in this case were F-350's, according to documents.

The news outlet says multiple victims sent in photos to FOX 26 of their damaged trucks, saying they paid anywhere from $4,500 to $6,500 to replace the taillights.

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[Je1279]

For '21 to '23 F150's, you can purchase a kit that makes the taillights much more difficult to steal. From what I understand, Ford added a similar plate to the '24+ models.

https://latchlid.com/

 

[FORDTEXAS]

$4,500 to $6,500

that sounds freaking high because parts is around $3K if i’m not mistaken

 

[roadPilot]

For '21 to '23 F150's, you can purchase a kit that makes the taillights much more difficult to steal. From what I understand, Ford added a similar plate to the '24+ models.

https://latchlid.com/

I like my "kit". ?

 

[Xman]

https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/threads/f150-tail-lights-easy-to-steal-expensive-to-replace.23683/

The cost averages $2500 per unit. The LED taillights with integrated BLISS makes them very expensive. It happened to my neighbor so I created the thread above. The is a theft ring operating from Houston to Austin to San Antonio.

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