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Car thieves are getting bolder and more organized these days.
"LILLINGTON, N.C. (WNCN) — At least 10 cars were stolen from a Lillington car dealership by “many suspects” in the early hours of Friday, the town’s police department confirmed to CBS 17.
According to Lillington Police Captain Goodman* a gray jeep Cherokee pulled into the John Hiester Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Lillington at approximately 4:15 a.m., broke the glass of the dealership to steal keys, drove away and returned with a U-Haul to steal cars.
Capt. Goodman said when the U-Haul pulled back up to the dealership, the glass was broken while “many more suspects [were] outside ready to take cars.”
Additionally, Jeremy Stephens, the Operations Director for the dealership, said the total damage and stolen merchandise is approximately $1 million.
“We had a mixture of challengers and chargers and a Durango and all of the scat packs, or SRTs, were stolen,” Stephens said. “Three of them were over $90,000.”
'Many suspects' wanted in $1 million+ heist at Harnett County dealership, police say
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‘Many suspects’ wanted in $1 million+ heist at Harnett County dealership, police say
"LILLINGTON, N.C. (WNCN) — At least 10 cars were stolen from a Lillington car dealership by “many suspects” in the early hours of Friday, the town’s police department confirmed to CBS 17.
According to Lillington Police Captain Goodman* a gray jeep Cherokee pulled into the John Hiester Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Lillington at approximately 4:15 a.m., broke the glass of the dealership to steal keys, drove away and returned with a U-Haul to steal cars.
Capt. Goodman said when the U-Haul pulled back up to the dealership, the glass was broken while “many more suspects [were] outside ready to take cars.”
Additionally, Jeremy Stephens, the Operations Director for the dealership, said the total damage and stolen merchandise is approximately $1 million.
“We had a mixture of challengers and chargers and a Durango and all of the scat packs, or SRTs, were stolen,” Stephens said. “Three of them were over $90,000.”
'Many suspects' wanted in $1 million+ heist at Harnett County dealership, police say
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