CORNELIUS, N.C. — Police are looking for the people behind another car dealership break-in. This time, the break-in happened in Cornelius.
Surveillance video shared by Cornelius Police shows people breaking into the dealership around 12:30 a.m. Thursday at the Modern Nissan of Lake Norman on Statesville Road.
Police said the people took two vehicles: a 2015 dark gray Audi RS5 and a 2018 black Dodge Durango. Investigators are also looking for a white Dodge Charger believed to be involved in the crime.
Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to contact Cornelius Police.
This is the third dealership in the Charlotte area that has been hit within the last two months.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department recently shared surveillance video showing suspects making off with luxury cars off a dealership lot in east Charlotte.CMPD said that the incident happened early on Feb. 25 at Adams Auto Group on Independence Boulevard.
Surveillance cameras caught the suspects smashing through the front door and stealing cars. A police report for the incident shows four stolen vehicles were worth $200,000. Two have since been recovered.
Also, on Feb. 5 around 11 p.m., four vehicles were driven off the lot at Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet. Surveillance video showed a group of suspected thieves taking the cars. The incident report also says the group broke in and took the key fobs and drove away.
CMPD confirmed all four vehicles were also recovered. CMPD added they have not made any arrests in either case. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau reported over 1 million cars were stolen in 2022, an amount not seen since 2008, a year when we were in a recession.
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