Grand theft uh-oh: Luxury vehicle thieves botch Hells Kitchen heist, NYPD says
Gothamist • • business
Key Points:
- Four men attempted to steal multiple luxury vehicles from a Hell’s Kitchen parking garage early Sunday morning, but only managed to escape in one car after crashing a stolen blue McLaren into a street pole nearby.
- The theft was interrupted when a parking attendant closed the garage door during the attempted heist, trapping some vehicles inside, including a white Range Rover stuck in the metal door.
- The suspects fled the scene in a gray BMW, and police have not yet located them; no injuries were reported during the incident.
- An investigation is ongoing, and according to NYPD data, grand larceny auto incidents are down 3.6% in the first quarter of this year compared to last year.
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