Theft of Teslas from Northwest Miami-Dade business caught on camera
Three Teslas were stolen from a business near Miami International Airport overnight, and it was all caught on camera.
According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, shortly before 2 a.m. several people broke into business' lot, at 2527 NW 38 Court. It's a tire warehouse that leases out space in their parking lot to a car rental business.
Surveillance video from the lot shows a man getting into a white Tesla and then ramming a fence to knock it down. A person in a red Tesla then drives off the lot. The man who knocked down the fence then gets out of the car, runs back to the lot and drives off in another Tesla.
"I was working on my truck and then I heard a loud bang. When I ran outside there were two or three cars just driving away and that one, they left it there, and the guy started running," said Kevin Gonzalez.
Alyssa Hidalgo works in sales for the tire company that leases the parking lot to the rental car company. She said there are lights, cameras and a fence, but that wasn't enough to keep the thieves out.
"I don't even know what else to do," she said.
Several people who work nearby said this was not the first time cars have been stolen in the area. They said another rental car company was hit last week. An employee of the company said they had a Tesla and another car stolen in a similar fashion.
"So this is, like, a string of events that's happening. Oh my gosh, that's horrible," Hidalgo said.