Police in Georgia are looking for a person accused of stealing a $90,000 BMW from a Savannah resort after allegedly convincing valet staff that he was knowledgeable basketball participant.
The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Aug. 14 on the Hyatt Regency Savannah.
Investigators stated the suspect was seen retrieving belongings from a white Audi earlier than presenting a valet ticket for a grey 2026 BMW X5.
He allegedly advised staff that he was knowledgeable basketball participant with a number of autos on the resort.
The valets then gave him the BMW, which belonged to a dealership and had been supplied to a visitor as a loaner.
The automobile was later tracked to Myrtle Seashore, South Carolina, prompting Savannah police to alert native authorities and record it as stolen.
Investigators additionally found that the white 2025 Audi A5 related to the suspect had been reported stolen the day past.
It was later discovered unlocked within the resort parking storage with out seen exterior harm.
Police imagine the suspect may additionally be linked to a different Savannah resort theft from Aug. 5.
A lady had left her 2019 Toyota C-HR with a Fairfield Inn valet, solely to find it lacking the next morning.
Valet information reportedly confirmed that her retrieval code had been used shortly after midnight, greater than 9 hours earlier than she tried to retrieve the automobile.
Savannah police have launched surveillance photographs whereas making an attempt to determine the suspect, who was described as a person between 20 and 30 years previous.
