Police: 2 Ford Mustangs totaling nearly $200k stolen from Upson County dealership

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Thomaston police are investigating after thieves allegedly stole two Ford Mustang automobiles totaling almost $200,000 from the Southern Ford of Thomaston dealership.

A Ford Mustang GT500 Heritage and a blue Ford Mustang GT500 have been each taken in a single day Friday.

“It’s really a special car, we are one of the lucky dealers that have it,” General Manager Chip Richardson mentioned. “The Heritage was a numbered car; less than a thousand of them were built and everything was certified on it.”

According to Thomaston Police, the thieves broke into the showroom and took not solely the automobiles however the keys to a lot of the automobiles within the lot.

“I don’t think this was someone coming to do a joyride, they knew what they were looking for,” Chief Mike Richardson mentioned. “And I don’t think these are going to be chopped up anywhere, they’re heading somewhere.”

The thieves disabled the safety cameras, in line with police.

For people who run the dealership, it’s extremely disappointing.

“We’re a small country town and normally nothing happens,” Chip Richardson mentioned.

Investigators are asking anybody with info to name Thomaston Police.

There is a $1,000 reward for any info that results in an arrest.

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