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A car thief in La Porte, Indiana recently put his own spin on the old smash-and-grab routine. The enterprising individual drove a flatbed truck that would typically be used for logging onto a car lot after hours on Sunday, October 16. Our man hopped out and used a giant crane to hook a 2008 Jeep Wrangler through the roof and drop it onto the bed. The whole operation took less than six minutes, though the crime's brevity didn't stop police from tracking down a suspect fairly quickly. Officials arrested a suspect in connection with the theft on Wednesday, October 19.

The Wrangler had a snow plow attached, and Matt Magnuson, general manager at La Porte Chrysler, said that the vehicle had sold that Saturday for $25,000. Magnuson also said that in all of his years selling vehicles, he had never seen anything quite like the stunt pulled off on his lot. Hit the jump to check out the video of the theft for yourself.Continue reading Resourceful thief lifts Jeep from dealer using crane

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wow! lol

i've actually been approached by a dealership about installing tilt sensors onto the vehicle so if a thief jacks up the vehicle an alarm sounds and they and the authorities are notified... but they never wanted to get the sensor or panels... (to install the system plus the 20 sensors was a little over $4000...) and they'd have to remove them when they sold the vehicle.

but using a crane to slap it on your flatbed is genius, bold as hell but genius...