Georgia Police Hunt Fake Basketball Pro in $90K BMW X5 Valet Theft
Police say the suspect posed as a basketball player and used valet tickets to steal a $90,000 BMW SUV and link to other thefts.
- On Aug. 14, a man allegedly talked his way past valet workers at the Hyatt Regency Savannah in Georgia, stealing a $90,000 BMW SUV after claiming to be a professional basketball player.
- Investigators discovered the suspect had arrived at the hotel using a white Audi, which had been reported stolen by another law enforcement agency the previous day.
- Another valet theft occurred at a Fairfield Inn on Aug. 5, where a guest's black Toyota C-HR was taken after someone used a retrieval code more than nine hours before the guest sent it.
- Surveillance images released by police on Sept. 4 show the suspect, described as a Black man between 20 and 30 years old, in connection with several auto thefts.
- According to WSB-TV, the BMW was later tracked to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, after the dealership discovered it missing when the guest attempted to retrieve it.
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Fake Pro Basketball Player Wanted For Allegedly Stealing $90K BMW From Valet
Apparently, pretending to be a professional basketball player now comes with a very strange bonus package. Police are looking for a man accused of posing as a pro basketball player and allegedly driving away in a BMW worth about $90K. That is not exactly the kind of car you borrow for a quick trip to the grocery store. According to the allegations, the man apparently took his fake baller routine to a valet stand. Savannah, Georgia police say the…
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The Independent (US)Man posing as NBA star steals $90K luxury car from Georgia hotel
Police linked the suspect to another vehicle theft in Savannah two weeks before the BMW went missing
Man allegedly tricks hotel valet by posing as pro basketball player and steals $90,000 BMW
A man posing as a professional basketball player reportedly managed to pull off a brazen move at a hotel in Savannah, Georgia, by talking his way into taking possession of a $90,000 BMW SUV. The incident occurred at the Hyatt Regency Savannah. As reported by the NY Post, according to a police report, the suspect reportedly walked through the hotel lobby and grabbed some belongings out of a white Audi before approaching the valet staff with a ti…
Man Wanted by Police After Allegedly Posing as NBA Star in $90,000 Car Theft
A man in Savannah, Georgia, walked up to a hotel valet, said he played pro basketball, and drove off with someone else’s $90,000 BMW. Now police want to know who he is. It happened just after midnight on August 14 at the Hyatt Regency. The man handed over a valet ticket for a gray 2026 […]
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