Man Uses Stolen Car As Collateral For Stealing Test Drive Mercedes
- 8 years ago
KDKA is reporting that on March 26, a man was able to take off with a 2009 C-Class Mercedes after leaving the car he arrived in, a 2006 Lexus, as collateral at Midnight Racing Auto.
Collateral is typically used to provide a financial safeguard, but a person in Pennsylvania found a way to get around the system and steal a car from a dealership.
KDKA is reporting that on March 26, a man was able to take off with a 2009 C-Class Mercedes after leaving the car he arrived in, a 2006 Lexus, as collateral at Midnight Racing Auto.
When he didn’t come back from the test drive after an hour, the manager notified police and found out from them that the Lexus was also stolen property.
In fact, it had been
Collateral is typically used to provide a financial safeguard, but a person in Pennsylvania found a way to get around the system and steal a car from a dealership.
KDKA is reporting that on March 26, a man was able to take off with a 2009 C-Class Mercedes after leaving the car he arrived in, a 2006 Lexus, as collateral at Midnight Racing Auto.
When he didn’t come back from the test drive after an hour, the manager notified police and found out from them that the Lexus was also stolen property.
In fact, it had been