Three Corvettes Stolen From Dealership

Suspects in eastern Texas stole three Corvettes from a Chevy dealership and took off towards Louisiana, but they didn’t get too far. Police in the area were alerted to the thefts immediately and were ready to go after the suspects.

Arrested for squealing his tires, a cop is now suing.

For years, thieves have been showing up to dealerships and taking whatever they want. But it seems in some areas law enforcement is getting tired of these crime sprees. We’ve seen an increase in law enforcement aggressively pursuing suspects as they flee with stolen retail cars.

What we’ve also noticed is some dealerships really stepping up security. Some have added more cameras, alarms, even plate readers. In few cases we’ve seen security film applied to windows, taking away the favorite trick thieves use of literally smashing their way into showrooms.

In this case, police knew where the suspects were going in the Corvettes, so they set up a spike strip trap in Waskom, successfully spiking the tires on one of the American sports cars. They were able to recover it shortly after.

Another Corvette they tracked down in Shreveport. From the sound of things, it had been abandoned. We wonder if the OnStar tracking system was working, allowing police to pinpoint its exact location.

That would explain how they recovered the third stolen Corvette, which was at an undisclosed location in Louisiana. What that doesn’t explain is why police didn’t want to say where they found that vehicle.

Maybe they were able to uncover a chop shop or some other illegal operation thanks to their tracking the ‘Vette? It wouldn’t surprise us considering car theft is often closely tied to other crimes, including human trafficking, armed robbery, and even murders.

We’re just glad all three Corvettes were recovered quickly. More victories like this need to be racked up.

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