2 of the 3 suspects caught were caught on video surveillance following vehicle heist in Lawrenceburg.

According to News 2 Police Chief Terry Beecham stated that the three vehicles are worth more than $300,000. That includes a $148,000 brand new Z06 Corvette.

The heist happened at around 3 a.m. Friday, March 1.Surveillance footage showed the suspects breaking into the Heritage Automotive Dealership.

Detectives said the men knocked in a window in the service bay, found a crow bar, and then went into offices where they found keys and license plates.

Video from the showroom shows the thieves backing the expensive 2024 Corvette out of the showroom.

According to police, the thieves also stole a 2024 GMC Sierra HD 2500 Denali pickup truck valued at close to $80,000. A 2022 GMC Yukon was also stolen.

According to detectives, the suspects left the show room at 3:05 a.m. and were seen at a Giles County convenience store buying gas about 20 minutes later.

The driver of the stolen Corvette was covered head to toe, but police said a second thief, the man who stole the Yukon, walked in and showed his face.

The Police were able to track the thieves using OnStar until the tracking system was disabled.

Officers guess the thieves may have been heading further south maybe the Georgia area where they could re-vin these vehicles and resale. This is just a possibility what could have happened after the OnStar was disconnected.

Later that same day, police told News 2 the Yukon was recovered in Birmingham, Alabama where it was found with a flat tire behind an abandoned house. Investigators swabbed the vehicle for DNA and submitted the sample to the lab for possible suspect matches.

Investigators said the theft matches similar crimes at dealerships in West Tennessee.

At this time the Corvette and pickup truck are still missing, as well as the three suspects.

Police are asking anyone with information to call the Lawrenceburg Police Department at 931-762-2276.

 


 

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