Kevin White's Maserati stolen in latest Chicago ‘bumper tapping' carjacking

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Bears wide receiver Kevin White is the latest victim in a series of "bumper tapping" carjackings in Chicago.

According to NBC Chicago, White's girlfriend was driving his Maserati in Chicago's West Town neighborhood on Thursday night when she was rear-ended. When she exited the vehicle to inspect the damage, two men got inside the car and drove off, police told NBC Chicago.

Over the last month, there has been a series of carjackings which involve the "bumper tapping" scheme. Thieves are tapping cars at stop signs or lights, and when the driver exits to assess the damage, they take off with the vehicle.

Authorities in Chicago are warning people not to leave their cars running if they exit the vehicle.

Not long after he was drafted by the Bears in 2015, White showed off his Maserati in an Instagram post.

White, 24, has played in just four games in his two seasons with the Bears due to various injuries.

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