5 Arrested in Fort Lauderdale High-End Vehicle Theft Ring

Luxury Vehicle Theft Investigation

• 🚨 Fort Lauderdale police have arrested five individuals in connection with a series of high-end vehicle thefts.
• 🚗 The arrests were made following the theft of a white Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon from an office building's parking garage.
• 💡 Investigators believe thieves used VIN number coders to access vehicles by coding a key from a similar car.

Recovered Vehicle and Suspects

• 🔑 The stolen G-Wagon, owned by Andrew James, has been recovered by authorities.
• 👮 The arrested individuals are Just Alexis, Kaiwan Burton, Dada Haynes, Wayne Courtz Jr., and Jonathan Testerati.
• ⚖️ All five suspects are facing grand theft auto charges.

Pattern of Similar Crimes

• 📅 Investigators are also looking into a similar crime that occurred in March at a parking garage nearby.
• 📹 Surveillance video from that incident shows a dark gray model being driven off the premises.