Police: Gainesville thieves targeting Ford trucks - WJXT Jacksonville
EXPENSIVE PICKUP TRUCK. GAINSVILLE POLICE SAY IN JUST THE LAST MONTH THEY WAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH NINE FORD F 250 AND F 350 PICKUP TRUCK. MAKING IT MORE PUZZLING ALL THE TRUCK WERE LOCKED. ASHLEY TRAVELED TO GAINSVILLE AND FOUND OUT HOW THE TRUCKS ARE DISAPPEARING. POLICE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE A LOT OF THIS OUT BUT RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE 2 SUSPECTS AND WHEN I WAS THERE EARLIER THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING ARREST WARRANT FOR THOSE 2 BUT THERE IS CHANCE THERE COULD BE MORE SUSPECTS AND THEY WANT PEOPLE TO... THIEVES TARGETING F 250 AND F 350 TRUCKS. AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ZEROING IN. WE BELIEVE CRIMINAL VERY EASY TO STEAL AND BREAK INTO AND THE CRIMINAL ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE. GAINSVILLE POLICE SAY JUST IN THE LAST 30 YEARS 9 OF THESE THEFTS. THIS IS NOT HAPPENING OVER NET BUT IT'S HAPPENING IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. THIS SURVILLE'S CLIP RELESSED BY GAINSVILLE PD SHOWS ONE OF THE IN ACTION THIS TRUCK ON THE LEFT IS THE ONE BEING TARGETED. IT'S HARD TO SEE BUT THE SUSPECT WALKS UP TO THE TRUCK AND NOTICES A STOP WATCH. IN EACH OF THE CASES POLICE SAY THE DOORS WERE LOCKED. HOW ABLE TO GET IN THAT'S SOMETHING POLICE ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. ONCE IN CRIMINAL HANDS THE TRUCK COULD BE SHIPPED OVER TRUCK COULD BE SHIPPED OVER SEAS OR CUT UP FOR PARTS. Source: www.news4jax.com
