The front-facing digital camera of a Tesla has captured the second that 3 thieves stole a wheel from a C7 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray in simply 60 seconds.
The incident occurred in Southlake, Texas on the afternoon of November 3. Within the video, three males pull up alongside the Corvette in a car parking zone. They casually stroll out of the automotive and certainly one of them retrieves a jack from the trunk of the Dodge Charger.
Subsequent, one of many people begins to jack up the driving force’s facet rear of the automotive whereas concurrently, a gentleman sporting an orange tracksuit makes use of an influence wrench to shortly take away all the lug nuts. The method from when one man began to jack up the automotive to when the wheel itself was eliminated took a contact over 10 seconds.
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Moments earlier than the wheel was eliminated, nevertheless, the Corvette’s alarm was triggered, sending the three males right into a frenzy. One in every of them throws the wheel into the trunk whereas the person within the orange drops the jack and locations a block the place the Chevy’s wheel as soon as sat. They’ll then be seen speeding into the Charger and shortly driving off.
Southlake Police report that the wheel and tire of the Corvette are valued at round $700. Ordinarily, the thieves could have made off with the wheel with out anybody seeing however sadly for them, the digital camera footage clearly exhibits the license plate of the Dodge. Police have confirmed they’re chasing up the lead and looking for the trio.