Six males have been indicted for allegedly stealing quite a few vans, together with one filled with $1.5 million in Oculus headsets, 404 Media experiences.
Based on courtroom paperwork, the lads watched distribution amenities all through the Midwest and Southeastern US, following semi-trucks as they left the amenities. When the drivers of the hauling truck stopped to refuel, the lads would steal the truck and trailer, join the trailer to their very own semi, and depart the stolen one. In addition they would “paint over any logos and/or figuring out numbers on the stolen trailer, and use completely different license plates in an effort to hide the identification of the trailer and evade regulation enforcement detection.
Two of the lads “situated a semi-tractor trailer that left the Louisville, Kentucky facility laden with Oculus actuality goggles valued at roughly $1.5 million,” in accordance with the paperwork. All through 2022, the crew additionally snatched one truck stocked with $940,000 in Microsoft merchandise, one other with Sony merchandise, and a 3rd with Harman-JBL merchandise value $530,000. The worth of the Sony merchandise was not specified in the indictment. The heists continued into 2023, with the crew grabbing vans stocking CF Moto ATVs and merchandise from Victoria’s Secret and Tub and Physique Works merchandise valued at $1 million.
Apparently, seven men were arrested in Grapevine, Texas this week for stealing comparable merch, although they stole straight from warehouses somewhat than vans.