Thieves Hit Rice Ford
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
More than $100,000 in losses were reported in a Saturday evening burglary to a Warsaw car dealership.
A cleaning crew discovered the break-in about 8:30 p.m. Saturday when they arrived at Rice Ford, West CR 250N, Warsaw. The glass was found broken out of a north door and the workers called police before going inside. When police arrived, a search of the building revealed no one else was on the premises.
An owner of the dealership was summoned to the business, where it was discovered the new car key box was broken into and destroyed. An inventory of the vehicles on the lot determined three were missing: a 2001 white Ford Lincoln LS, valued at $40,380; a 2001 white F350 4X4 crew cab dually, valued at $36,985; and a 2001 green Eddie Bauer Expedition 4X4, valued at $41,411.
Twenty sets of keys from other new vehicles also were taken and KEMRAD security service was brought in to watch the parking lot and prevent the theft of additional vehicles.
Damage to the key box is estimated at $200 and replacement cost for the broken door glass is $700.
The incident remains under investigation by the Warsaw Police Department. [[In-content Ad]]
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More than $100,000 in losses were reported in a Saturday evening burglary to a Warsaw car dealership.
A cleaning crew discovered the break-in about 8:30 p.m. Saturday when they arrived at Rice Ford, West CR 250N, Warsaw. The glass was found broken out of a north door and the workers called police before going inside. When police arrived, a search of the building revealed no one else was on the premises.
An owner of the dealership was summoned to the business, where it was discovered the new car key box was broken into and destroyed. An inventory of the vehicles on the lot determined three were missing: a 2001 white Ford Lincoln LS, valued at $40,380; a 2001 white F350 4X4 crew cab dually, valued at $36,985; and a 2001 green Eddie Bauer Expedition 4X4, valued at $41,411.
Twenty sets of keys from other new vehicles also were taken and KEMRAD security service was brought in to watch the parking lot and prevent the theft of additional vehicles.
Damage to the key box is estimated at $200 and replacement cost for the broken door glass is $700.
The incident remains under investigation by the Warsaw Police Department. [[In-content Ad]]