I don’t know this as fact and we always parked there when we used to go up to Pic de Paradis but we don’t go there any more.
I’ve heard a few locals say that as bad as petty theft here used to be, it’s gotten considerably worse of late. The comment made was, “lately, if it isn’t nailed down it’s apt to get stolen, and often even if it is nailed down it may still get stolen!”
Sad, but the world is changing all over.