A gaggle of thieves just lately broke right into a metro Detroit Dodge vendor and made off with a number of high-performance fashions value $329,000.

Based on WDIV, the thieves broke into Szott Dodge in Highland Township on September twenty ninth by apparently forcing open a door. As soon as inside, they rummaged round and located a locker that contained keys to the automobiles.

With the keys in hand, the thieves have been capable of simply steal a 2021 Durango GT, a 2021 Durango SRT Hellcat, a 2017 Charger SRT Hellcat and a 2021 Ram 1500 TRX. If that wasn’t daring sufficient, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Workplace informed The Detroit Information that two of the fashions have been stolen proper off the showroom ground as they have been pushed by a glass doorwall.

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A couple of hours after the theft, authorities managed to trace down the Durango SRT Hellcat. After they tried to cease the car, the driving force apparently tried to flee and crashed right into a brick wall within the course of.

4 individuals have been arrested, however the Sheriff’s Workplace doesn’t consider they have been those who stole the car regardless of being present in possession of a tool that’s used to reprogram key fobs. As a substitute, the group apparently paid the unique thieves $5,000 for the high-performance mannequin which begins at $80,995.

The three different automobiles have been finally recovered in Detroit and Livonia, and police are asking the general public for assist figuring out the individuals behind the thefts.

Whereas it’s uncommon to see automobiles stolen from dealership showrooms, it’s not unparalleled and thieves have been focusing on high-performance Chargers and Challengers for awhile. The issue has gotten so dangerous, the corporate has responded by rolling out a wide range of safety measures together with an Enhanced Safety Valet Mode that limits their output to roughly 2.8 hp (2.1 kW / 2.8 PS) until the driving force enters a four-digit code.