Car thieves target dealer lots as retailers beef up security

The aftermath of a showroom smash in Cicero, N.Y., where thieves made off with a Lexus RC coupe. Local police said it looked like something “you’d see out of a movie scene.” Burdick Lexus declined to comment.

January 26, 2024 01:00 PM

Dealer Adam Huff of Fred Martin Superstore, a Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram dealership off I-76 in the Akron, Ohio, suburb of Barberton, thought his business did a good job with vehicle theft prevention until 2022.

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