Car Thefts On The Rise; Man Gets Truck, HVAC Tools Stolen

Thieves have turned Chissoe Brown's world upside down.

"That was my only transportation to get around," Brown said.

Surveillance video shows them breaking into Brown's truck in a parking lot, then taking off, with not only his only vehicle but also $1,200 worth of HVAC tools, he had inside.

"Now my tools are stolen so I'm not able to help out family," Brown said.

Brown is also an extra for Killers of the Flower Moon and would regularly have to drive out of town to the set for filming.

He says now without his truck, he is at a loss.

"Now, they call me I'm just going to be able to do it," Brown said.

According to the Tulsa Police Department, car thefts have been a problem.

They say as of this past March, there were 984 car thefts in the city, which is 200 more than the year before.

Serena Brown is now letting her dad stay at her house, so she can help drive around and get him where he needs to go.

"I find it really dumb that people feel the need to go and steal people's transportation because it's really important to have," Serena said.

Brown says the silver lining is he's now spending more time with his daughter.

He says he's blessed to have a loving family around him, and Serena hopes to continue that legacy well into the future.

"I'm really grateful that she's here helping me out right now even though it feels like that I'm the elderly one that needs all the help now," Brown said.

"I just keep a wholesome characteristic throughout my family line with him helping my grandma, me helping my dad and, I'm going to help my parents out in the future as well and hopefully that will carry on through the family line," Serena said.