Gang Swarms In And Steals Several Cars
Tampa, FL - On March 25, 2016, approximately 10 suspects arrived at the Prespa car lot on Florida Avenue in a mini-van that was stolen out of the Orlando area. Surveillance video from the business shows one of the suspects smashing the front window of the main building. The suspect removed the window pane and entered the building with another suspect. While inside the office, one of the suspects located a box containing all the keys for the vehicles on the lot. The second suspect rummaged through additional drawers and ultimately left with a trash can, which was later used to dump and sift through all the stolen vehicle keys. Both suspects exited the office and walked out to the lot where at least eight other suspects were waiting. The suspects, who are believed to be juvenile males, started preparing vehicles to drive them off the lot. During this time, the original Honda Odyssey, which brought most of the suspects there, is seen circling the block waiting for the right time to ram the gate to the dealership. Once all suspects are each in their own stolen vehicle and they have the vehicles lined up to exit the gate, the stolen mini-van rammed the gate allowing all the suspects to flee the scene with eight stolen vehicles. Seven vehicles fled eastbound, while one fled westbound out of the dealership. At least two additional vehicles were moved within the lot but not taken. One vehicle was left running and another one crashed into a separate second building at the same dealership. The suspects damaged 14 other vehicles as they fled from the lot. So far, two of the eight vehicles have been recovered. A 2012 white Dodge Ram was recovered and processed by Pasco County SO, and a 2005 BMW Model X3 was involved in a single vehicle crash and recovered by FHP as an abandoned vehicle near mile marker #7 on I-4. Based on information gathered during the investigation, the suspects maybe linked to a crime group based out of the Orlando area. The Tampa Police Department is in contact with investigators in the Orlando who are assisting with this active investigation. Detectives believe the group may try to continue their crime spree in the Tampa area. ☯ About the video / Community guidelines This footage is NOT intended to be violent or glorify violence in any way. We are sharing this footage STRICTLY for the purposes of news reporting and educating. RusLeak is a channel where we strive to show people the videos that has been left out of the main-stream media. If you'd like to keep up to date be sure to join us and subscribe.
