Achi news desk-
A New York woman is asking if she’ll ever fly from Montreal again after her car was stolen from an airport parking lot and she says the police aren’t doing much to help her find it.
Selma Medovic traveled to Montreal last Wednesday to fly out of Trudeau International Airport. When she returned four days later, her 2023 Toyota Highlander was gone.
“The feeling was terrible,” said Medovich, who called the Montreal police for help.
When she called Toyota, the company was able to locate her Highlander and send its location to the police — but Madovich said she felt like the police weren’t interested in finding her.
“They said, ‘Yes, your car is somewhere in the port’. That’s what he said, ‘It’s in one of the containers, we don’t know which container, so we’re not going there,'” she said.
The police previously intervened in the Port of Montreal and seized hundreds of stolen cars.
Trudeau Airport Parking Lot (CTV News)
In an email to CTV News, Montreal police said they do not respond to specific cases, but added that they take the issue of vehicle theft seriously.
Since then, Medovich said she hasn’t heard from the police and expects them to do something.
“Just tell me it’s a dead end,” she said.
Selma Madovic said she’s frustrated Montreal police didn’t do more to track down her stolen car (CTV News)According to the city of Montreal, about 75 cars have been stolen in the vicinity of the airport since January.
Medovich said one of her co-workers also had his Toyota Highlander stolen from the same parking lot last year.
In a statement sent to CTV News, the Aeroports de Montreal said, “This is obviously a matter of great concern to ADM… We have added patrol officers specifically assigned to parking lots and surveillance cameras on site. Our crews are closely monitoring the venue 24/7.”
Thieves prey on long-term parking lots, said George Inney, director of the Automobile Protection Association.
Travelers are better off not taking their cars, he warned.
“Ask a friend to drive you or use a taxi or Uber,” he said.
Medovich said the situation has left her hopeless — and leaves her questioning whether she’ll ever travel to Montreal.
