TowForce Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 HAMMOND, Ind. — Several cars were stolen off an auction lot in Hammond early Monday morning. Just before the heist, surveillance footage showed a tow truck drive down Detroit Road near Hohman in Hammond. A short time later, six vehicles were loaded up and stolen from an auction lot in the 6100 block of South Hohman. The non-profit Excite Labs owns the cars and were getting ready to auction them off. Employee Antonio Alvarez said all six were stolen within an hour just after 5 a.m. “We lost about six cars ranging from on the retail about $120k in valuation, on the wholesale value about $80k we’re estimating,” Alvarez said. As WGN News was talking to Alvarez, a group of kids walked into the lot and jumped into one of his cars. As he approached them, the group ran away. “This is what we’re dealing with today I guess,” Alvarez said. Police said they do not believe the incident was related to the car thefts Monday morning. A few of the juveniles were taken into custody. Excite Labs is hoping someone will speak up and lead them to the cars. Anyone with information can call police at 219-852-2902. https://wgntv.com/news/non-profit-seeks-help-after-6-cars-stolen-from-hammond-lot/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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