Thieves steal $250,000 worth of wheels at Texas dealership

During the wee hours of Sunday morning this week, thieves broke into a Chevrolet dealership in Tyler, Texas and made off with $250,000 worth of brand-new wheels and tires.

They weren't stored in a parts room or the service center; they were bolted to assembly line-fresh cars and trucks — 48 of them to be exact.

A yet-unknown number of thieves in a large box truck cut the locks on the dealership gates at around 1:22 a.m. Sunday morning. They then disabled the lot's lighting system that normally illuminates the unsold vehicles, according to Automotive News. Read more...