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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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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
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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…
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