Suspects stole three Corvettes from a Chevrolet dealership in eastern Texas, driving the vehicles away from the lot and heading toward Louisiana in a theft operation that required both the ability to defeat the dealership’s security measures and the coordination to move three separate vehicles simultaneously. The theft was discovered when the dealership opened and discovered the empty spaces where the Corvettes had been stored, and law enforcement in both Texas and Louisiana was immediately alerted to be on watch for the stolen sports cars. The combined value of the three vehicles runs into the high six figures.
Corvette thefts from dealerships have become a recurring concern given the model’s combination of significant value and collector appeal, and the dealership security challenge of protecting high-value inventory that customers need to have reasonable access to for test drives and purchases. The involvement of multiple vehicles in this theft suggests a planned operation rather than an opportunistic crime, and investigators are working to determine whether the theft is connected to a broader operation targeting Corvettes in the region. The multistate nature of the getaway route triggers federal investigative involvement that extends beyond what local law enforcement can pursue.
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