HAMILTON, Ohio — Police are searching for the people who stole four cars from a dealership on Christmas Eve, three of which ended up in the Dayton area.
Security camera footage from Imperial Exotic Motors in Hamilton shows three people breaking in Sunday morning, our news partners at WCPO reported.
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The suspects entered the owner’s office where the keys to high-end cars are kept. They ran out to the parking lot with the keys after the alarm went off.
The suspects stole two Mercedes, a BMW, and a Porsche. It is unclear if there was a fourth person who wasn’t seen on camera stealing the fourth vehicle.
Christ Cornett, the Sales Manager at Imperial Exotic Manager said the thieves stole a total of 11 keys, which means they have 7 additional keys for vehicles besides the cars they stole. According to the owner, it costs $500 per key to reprogram the other vehicles so the suspects can’t return to steal them.
Fingerprints were found on the doors of the office and one of the cars in the parking lot.
Hamilton said three of the vehicles were found in random locations in the Dayton area. A spokesperson for Dayton police confirmed they recovered one of the vehicles.
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, dealerships from Cincinnati to Dayton are now working together.
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“As far as I’m aware, everybody shares their ideas. We see what other dealers are doing just be driving past them after they’re closed,” Alex Kraus, sales manager at Performance JeepLand in Centerville, told News Center 7′s Malik Patterson.
They’re sharing information and the news of the latest thefts happening.
“If someone tries to buy a vehicle with an ID that’s not valid, or comes in the showroom, or tries to steal a vehicle we’ll typically let each other know,” Kraus said.
It’s all an effort to stop criminals.
“We’ll send each other a picture of that ID so it doesn’t happen to the next dealership,” Kraus explained.