It worked. They actually got into the habit of stealing from dealership lots. Roll up with a box van and fill 'er up.
They broke them down and sold the wheels on eBay as "new take offs" and sold the tires used on Craigslist. Apparently some people do write down serial numbers on tires.
What got them caught was registration on something. I forget how the rest of the story went but they didn't actually ever get caught stealing them, it was someone screwing up paperwork on one of the cars they used. Maybe plate swapping? I forget. Police showed up to someone's shop and saw a lot of brand new wheels sitting on shelves...
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