Unusual: Several Chevrolet Camaros stolen from the factory and recovered after a brutal chase

The stories of the movies always come from some real event. This episode that happened in the United States is worth showing on the big screens. Stolen vehicles, prosecution, crashes and arrests. The plot is the same this theft of at least five Chevrolet Camaros at the General Motors plant in Lansingaround Detroit.

The episode was broadcast itself by Lansing police, who showed photos of the recovered models and provided details of the operation performed, as if it were a scene from Fast and Furious or taken from video Grand Theft Auto game. The offenders were all children, not more than 24 years old, who was arrested but released just 48 hours after being caught without charge.

What is remarkable is that they have access to a site that, a priori, should be one of the most closely monitored by the company. In fact, General Motors issued a brief statement after learning of the episode. “We are working with local law enforcement to recover the stolen vehicles from GM’s Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant. We will improve our security at the plant and surrounding parking lots. “

How Chevrolet Camaros were able to steal

One in Lansing is the second latest plant built by GM in the United States. Built in 1999, it focuses on the production of mid-range and high-end cars: the Cadillac CT4 and CT5 sedan, and the Chevy Camaroone of the most popular sports cars in American culture that appeared in 1967 to compete with Ford mustang.

According to some local media, the thieves entered the factory, stole some Camaro and fled. Immediately, the company notified Michigan state police and the search for the criminals began. Minutes later, police saw five vehicles speeding down I-96.

When agents found out what had happened, agents tried to stop the traffic but the thieves escaped. Because of this situation, the police started chasing the vehicles. As state security reported on Twitter, the Camaros split into two groups while traveling on I-96, through Ingham, Livingston and Oakland counties.

The Detroit Free Press has already reported The chase included drones, helicopters, spike traps on the highway to deter criminals, in a chase that exceeded 160 kilometers speed.. It has been reported that there have been five stolen cars, as that is the number of those recovered, but there is media, such as the GM Authority, that speaks of seven.

One of the vehicles ended up in an accident and the perpetrators tried to continue walking. Finally, Police arrested nine people and recovered five of the stolen vehicles. Of those arrested, eight were from Detroit and one from Saginaw, ages 20 to 24.

State security from Brighton, Detroit and Lansing, as well as a canine unit and a helicopter, participated in all of this police action in the film. Except for a few tense moments, no one was hurt in the robbery. Among the stolen Camaros, there are at least two 650-horsepower ZL1 models, with a declared maximum speed of 300 kilometers per hour. There are also two black V8-powered SS model coupes.

According to police authorities, there were damaged vehicles at the GM plant worth approximately $ 375,000.

Another striking detail that comes from this fact is that two months before a car theft was reported at the same Lansing plant, with the difference that at that time there were no pictures to prove it. The manufacture or model of cars stolen from the plant in early March was not disclosed. And some of them were recaptured by neighboring jurisdictions.

The Camaro in the United States and Argentina

The Camaro has produced 5.6 million units in its 55-year history in the market. This icon of Chevrolet sporting models costs the US market approximately 26,000 dollars at its base price and can be extended up to US $ 69,000 with all available equipment.

For its part, in Argentina, the sixth -generation Camaro will be available, which is the most powerful in the brand’s history. It has a completely renewed design compared to its predecessor seen in its resistant alloys and a modular chassis to optimize performance.

It is equipped with a 6.2L V8 engine, 461 hp and 617 Nm of torque. According to official figures, the Camaro has an acceleration capacity from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.2 seconds.

Soon to renew and as is happening with imported vehicles in the country, now The sportiest Chevrolet model has no official price list. It is possible that there is some stock at some dealers and that is why it is still present in the list of models published by the automaker on its website.

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