Des Plaines police investigating after burglars smash way into Sam Jidd Luxury car dealership

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) -- Surveillance video captured burglars break into a luxury car dealership in Des Plaines early Tuesday morning.

The owner of Sam Jidd Luxury dealership at 1505 S. Mt Prospect Road said the thieves took all of the car keys and stole three cars worth $400,000.
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Des Plaines police investigating after Sam Jidd Luxury dealership break-in caught on video

The owner said it is the fifth time his business was hit and luxury cars were stolen and he's fed up.

Surveillance video shows a suspect smash the front door and then two suspects rush in.

Then, one of the suspects broke the key safe and grabbed keys by the handful.

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Burglars break into Des Plaines car dealership

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Another video shows suspects rush back to the lot and drove off with three luxury cars with authorities right behind them.

The cops gave up the chase and owner Sam Jidd is out hundreds of thousands of dollars again.



"Each one is about $120,000," he said. "There a two of f them 2022 S500 and one 2021 GLE 53," he said. "So now I have no keys, and I'm really very worried."

Jidd is worried the suspects will be back to steal more cars, using the keys they stole, so he has to shut his doors and prepare for what may come.

"I probably have to close the store for five days and hire security for every lot," he said.

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What's more upsetting is he watched as police chased the suspects and they still got away.



"They saw them leaving out of the lot with the cars, they chased them halfway and they couldn't do anything," Jidd said.

The owner said he is so frustrated with all of the break-ins, he plans on closing up shop and moving out of state.

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