Porsche 911 Carjacked At Dealership During Service Visit
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A Porsche 911 Carrera was carjacked at gunpoint by suspects outside a dealership in Memphis, Tennessee on February 24. Thankfully, the victims, a father and his son, weren't hurt in the ordeal. But this crime shows that you always have to be on the lookout for potential carjackers, a sad reality we live in these days.As the father and son were parking the Porsche in the rear parking lot of the dealership, a black BMW crossover pulled up alongside. One man got out and was wearing a ski mask plus hoodie. The victims saw the suspect had a gun as he ordered them out of the car and he took off with it.
For many car theft stories, that's the end. Sometimes the vehicle is found later stripped of many parts, perhaps even just a husk without wheels or body panels. But this story gets far more interesting.
Doing some investigative work, Memphis Police recognized the Bimmer as one stolen from a hotel back on February 15. They started looking for the vehicle and eventually found it on February 25, with the aviation unit involved. That might have involved drones or a helicopter, we're not sure.
Three people were in the BMW. The driver, 23-year-old Averion Finley, is a convicted felon who was in possession of a Glock with an illegal switch installed, say police. He also apparently had a schedule three controlled substance, marijuana, and oxycodone, plus the stolen vehicle's key. Needless to say, he's facing a list of charges.
The passengers, Jayden Hastings and Brianna Watkins, both 18, were hit with charges for possession of a controlled substance with the intent to manufacture/deliver/sell plus theft of property.
What's curiously not mentioned by Memphis Police is the Porsche 911. We think had they recovered it they would've mentioned that, but instead there's not a peep about it in the report. Maybe they're hot on the trail of who has it now, or so we hope.
Just remember, even at a car dealership you need to keep your guard up. Car thieves are everywhere.
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