Caught on cam: Thieves drive over $600,000 in stolen cars right off a dealership lot in NC

One-by-one, these expensive high-end cars were driven off a dealership lot by thieves.

The elaborate plot was captured on security cameras, showing multiple individuals breaking into vehicles around 4:30 a.m.

John Hiester, the owner, indicated these large-scale thefts seem to be part of a car theft ring, with several stores in Winston-Salem having been robbed recently from, presumably, the same group.

Jeremy Stephens, Hiester's operations manager, believes that the thieves scouted inventory online and even came to the dealership to scope out the lot and also what cars were available.

The value of the lost cars is over $600,000 – including a Corvette convertible, a Durango SRT and multiple Challengers – and that loss doesn't even count the damage to the building.

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Stephens says the thieves caught on camera were athletic and fast and wearing hoodies. They broke into his building, busted into the key locker and drove the cars right off the lot.

The entire theft unfolded over a matter of mere minutes, with video showing the incident happening within a 15-minute window.

"If you look at all the camera angles, you notice them dropping them off in different parking lots," said Stephens. "They are running everywhere, almost like it was rehearsed."

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Around 4:15 a.m., a U-Haul truck pulled up near the lot, and several people in hoodies ran out of the truck.

"They are just waiting for the guys to come out with the keys," Stephens said.

Eight different drivers raced the 10 cars off the lot – leaving empty spots and tire tracks where they once sat.

The dealership believes this is part of an elaborate car theft ring.

"We had some friends in Winston-Salem and Charlotte, they had same exact scenario," he said.

The car dealership is now working with Lillington police and the sheriff's office to tap into the car GPS systems to locate the vehicles.