Thieves steal luxury cars worth nearly $1M from suburban Chicago dealership

A gaggle of thieves drove off with practically $1 million value of luxurious vehicles from a dealership in a Chicago suburb early Monday, authorities stated.

The heist started round 2 a.m. on the Autobarn Assortment in Evanston, a suburb positioned simply exterior Chicago, FOX32 Chicago reported.

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Six suspects broke into the high-end dealership by way of a glass door and ripped out the alarm system from the wall, the report stated. 

They smashed open a protected that held the keys to the 14 stolen automobiles, which included 4 Mercedes, three Audis, two Porsches, a BMW, a Dodge Durango, a Bentley GTC, a Maserati Levante, and a Jeep Grand Cherokee, Evanston Now reported.

Dealership accomplice Sam Mustafa informed WMAQ-TV that the heist occurred over a span of 5 hours, with the suspects driving off with the automobiles throughout three separate journeys.

“It doesn’t really feel like these criminals are scared to be caught or prosecuted, which is a bit scary for us,” Mustafa stated. “It’s terrifying to assume that they had been simply in right here purchasing.”

Evanston Police Cmdr. Ryan Glew informed the station that since most of the vehicles had been distinctive, they could be straightforward to identify because the investigation continues.

Nobody has been arrested as of Thursday morning. No different particulars had been instantly accessible.

Evanston is positioned simply 14 miles north of downtown Chicago, the place crimes equivalent to auto thefts have spiked.

As of Sunday, Chicago police information exhibits there have been 2,315 citywide motorized vehicle thefts thus far this yr – a 43% enhance year-to-date in comparison with the 1,615 motorized vehicle thefts reported throughout the identical interval in 2021.