. >> reporter: dee matari still thinks about the march day when a nightmare unfolded inside her garage>> that's part of my living space. that's part of my house. and i was literally on the other side of the wall with my baby girl. >> yummy. you like it? >> reporter: the mom of six alone in her kitchen just feet away with her two youngest children. two suspects jogging up her snowy suburban driveway in wayne, new jersey through the open garage door, then driving off with her luxury suv. what do you feel thinking of that? >> it was very terrifying. just like thinking about them steps away from me, steps away from my two babies. what could have happened? what could have been. >> reporter: it's not just quiet neighborhoods being targeted by car thieves. coast to coast this year many states are seeing huge spikes in stolen cars. home you s had mo at home for longer periods of time because of the pandemic. a dormant car makes an easy target. people that were stealing cars and stealing parts of cars have found a good market, and they're continuing to do their work. >> reporter: many car theft