Thieves Use Poor Camaro to Ram Dealer Gate and Steal Two Corvettes
In a rather shocking scene, yet another dealership was robbed of new Corvettes, though this time, a stolen Camaro was the accomplice.
Automotive theft across the U.S. has been on quite a bit of a upward trajectory over the past few years, and thieves, well, they’re only getting bolder when it comes to the ways in which they steal cars. In fact, many have moved past the old fashioned ways of stealing cars and are instead taking them directly from manufacturer holding lots or even dealerships. This is obviously a rather alarming trend, but recently, in yet another a dealer theft that occurred in Silver Spring, Maryland, thieves went so far as to actually use a Camaro as an accomplice.
According to the police report, a group of thieves broke into Sport Chevrolet early one Sunday morning recently and proceeded to use that Camaro to ram a closed gate at the dealership. This opened them up for a grand escape, which in this case, happened via two brand new Corvettes that were on the dealer’s lot at the time.
It’s unclear if the Camaro was also owned by the dealership, but we do know that it was stolen as well – which doesn’t come as a surprise. Regardless, the thieves ditched that particular car after scoring the pair of Corvettes, but police were able to at least track one of them, it seems. After that, they proceeded to pursue the hot sports car, but wound up disengaging when they reached nearby Prince George County.
HIGH-END CAR STOLEN DURING DEALERSHIP HEIST: ~12a, Sport Chevy Silver Spring on Automobile Blvd. Suspects rammed a gate, left behind a stolen Chevy Camaro, & stole at least one Corvette from a secured lot. Police followed the stolen Corvette but disengaged at the PG County line. pic.twitter.com/v41NQorpdS
— DMV News Live (@DCNewsLive) May 13, 2024
Now, police are asking for help as they try and locate these thieves and the Corvettes they made off in, but thus far, they have no leads. In the grander scheme of things, however, this is an unfortunate yet far-too-common occurrence, one that’s leaving dealers with some massive losses as of late – not to mention scrambling to install more cameras and security systems, or even hiring security guards.
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