gone in 360 seconds

[41chevy]

Gone in 360 seconds: Criminals use a stolen HGV to drive off with £3m in engines from the Land Rover plant in Birmingham in an audacious film-style heist

• A suspected stolen HGV lorry was used to steal the car parts in just minutes 
• Understood the audacious heist took place in full view of security cameras
• Police are hunting the gang behind the theft which insiders at the Birmingham plant say has left management and staff 'stunned'

By Matt Hunter For Mailonline

Published: 16:18 EST, 3 February 2017 | Updated: 09:25 EST, 4 February 2017

Jaguar Land Rover has offered a reward after engines reportedly worth £3 million were stolen from a factory.

A suspected stolen HGV lorry was used to steal the car parts in just a few minutes on Tuesday night.

It is understood the audacious heist took place in full view of security cameras.

 

 

A suspected stolen HGV lorry was used to steal the car parts in just 6 minutes on Tuesday. The thieves returned and stole a second trailer of engines 2 hours later.

Police are now hunting the gang behind the theft which insiders say has left management and staff 'stunned'. 

JLR is also offering a 'substantial reward'.

A JLR spokesman said: 'We can confirm that we are working closely with West Midlands Police to investigate the theft of engines from the Solihull manufacturing plant.

'A reward is on offer to anyone who has information which leads to the successful recovery of these engines.

'It would be inappropriate for us to make any further comment whilst this investigation is ongoing.'

Insiders say the stolen 40 tonne lorry arrived at the Solihull Lode Lane depot at 10.30pm on Tuesday and entered through a security-manned gate.

 

 

Police are now hunting the gang behind the theft which insiders say has left management and staff 'stunned'

The HGV then drove to the Lagoons depot and hooked up to a trailer containing the car engines, before driving out.

Sources claim the criminals obtained paperwork from the site before leaving which made their escape easier. 

The stolen lorry is believed to have unloaded in the Coventry area. 

And the same lorry is believed to have returned to the factory a couple of hours later before hooking up another trailer and driving off with more car engines.

A source said: 'They just hooked up the trailers. They were in and out in just six minutes with the first theft. The whole place is in uproar about it.'

West Midlands Police said it was believed the engines were stolen from the sprawling industrial site some time between the night of January 31 and the early hours the following morning. 

The empty stolen trailers have since been located and seized by officers, the force added.

 

[j hancock]

Sure sounds like they knew their way around.  Probably inside job or disgruntled employee.

[mowerman]

amazing,,,,they had the balls to come back,,,,after pulling the first heist off....wow..bob