KENT, Ohio — Kent police are investigating an incident at a local Mazda dealership.
Police surrounded the property along the Kent Auto Mile early Thursday morning.
Someone broke through the service garage, according to investigators on scene.
Our overnight News Tracker followed Kent police as they surrounded the business on West Main Street.
Kent police working to figure out what was taken overnight from the Mazda of Kent service department. Seems like at least one car was taken but they haven't been able to get into the surveillance video just yet. What ever it was it has damage. pic.twitter.com/VSL9wozv7e
— Mike Vielhaber (@MVielhaber) March 20, 2025
Officers worked to gather evidence and review surveillance footage.
A News 5 camera captured a bent, heavily damaged garage door as well as shattered glass all over the ground in the parking lot.
According to police, a 2020 purple Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat valued at $55,000 was stolen. A 2018 white Infiniti Q60 valued at $23,000 was also taken.
Sometime later, Stow Police were involved in a chase with the same make and model cars after they were spotted at a gas station.
Police said they attempted a traffic stop, but the vehicles fled. The officer pursued the vehicles but called the chase off when it reached nearly 100 mph.
Watch dash camera footage of the chase below:
This is hardly the first time thieves have targeted a dealership. In 2023, nearly a dozen people were indicted for a theft ring in which almost 100 vehicles were stolen from dealerships across Northeast Ohio.
