Aerial search

Police are really good at recovering stolen cars. They have the means to pursue carnappers and know how to track down thieves based on their modus operandi and with the help of CCTV footage and the description of witnesses.

Last month, a carnapping ring in Florida, USA, was busted by police. A Rolls-Royce stolen in Hallandale Beach was followed by officers of the Miami Gardens Police and the Broward Sheriff's Office.

The suspected carjacker went to a Miami-Dade home, which was raided by local police and members of the Florida Highway Patrol. Footage showed undercover officers swarming the scene where multiple luxury cars were parked outside the home, NBC Miami reported.

Police recovered the Rolls-Royce, another black Rolls-Royce that had been stolen from Miami, a black Bentley that had been stolen out of Palm Beach County, a Tesla, and a Mercedes.

Two suspects — Patrice Cherrine Hinds, 37, and Joseph Roger Museau, 31 — were arrested at the home and charged with grand theft and dealing in stolen property, the arrest report said, according to NBC Miami.

In a separate case, a rare Rolls-Royce worth $250,000 was stolen in broad daylight from the garage of Bob Benyo, 61, on 21 September.

A neighbor's security camera recorded two men walking up the driveway of Benyo's waterfront home and then driving off with his wife's car at 3 p.m., Fox News reported.

By coincidence, Benyo's ex-wife spotted the purple Wraith speeding north on Biscayne Boulevard. She called and reported it to him.

Benyo, the owner of Aerial Banners Inc., thought of a way to recover the stolen car.

Making good use of his business, Benyo flew a plane towing a banner that read "STOLEN PURPLE ROLLS-ROYCE REWARD 954 – – – – -" over Fort Lauderdale and Miami. According to Fox News, the plane flew for two days, and more than 300 tips poured in.

On 23 September, he got another tip on its whereabouts. Police went to the location and found the Rolls-Royce sitting in an outdoor parking lot in a rough section of Fort Lauderdale, according to Fox News.

"When you own the company, you can get those banners in the air really fast," Fox News quoted Benyo as saying.