(FILE PHOTO)A thief lifted--literally--a Jeep Wrangler from a northern Indiana car lot, using a crane to make the heist.
A surveillance camera at LaPorte Chrysler captured someone driving a truck with a crane onto the lot, then circling around to park next to the 2008 Wrangler before hooking it with the crane and loading it onto a trailer.
"The Jeep has to be heavily damaged," said dealership general manager Matt Magnusen. "He clamped into the roof, put the jaws through both doors and lifted it up."
The thief was in and out in six minutes.
The daring theft took place at 6:40 a.m. Sunday. The two-door 2008 Jeep Wrangler--bright red with a snow plow--had been sold and was sitting in the dealership's back lot, Magnusen said.
The vehicle with the crane probably was either a logging or a railroad truck built for heavy labor, Magnusen said.
"It's still missing, but police are working on a couple of leads," he said.
