- A Ford employee has been arrested for allegedly stealing millions worth of car parts.
- The hoods, bumpers, and lights were resold through Detroit shops and eBay listings.
- Police found parts stacked floor to ceiling during Detroit shop raids linked to thefts.
Ford’s employee pricing for all program appears to be a hit, but one employee allegedly decided to get a five-finger discount. However, this wasn’t a small operation as he reportedly stole millions of dollars worth of car parts.
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According to Fox 2 Detroit, the thefts began over two years ago and involved multiple plants in Southeast Michigan. These appear to include Flat Rock Assembly, Michigan Assembly, and the Dearborn Truck Plant. Those three facilities build the Bronco, Ranger, Mustang, and F-150.
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The employee would allegedly steal parts from the plant and then take them to auto shops in Detroit, where they would be sold on eBay. Interestingly, these weren’t small, pocketable parts as stolen items included hoods, bumpers, and taillights. This raises eyebrows as you have to wonder how someone could walk out of work with a hood and not get noticed by security.
However, someone finally caught on and an investigation was started. During one of the searches in Detroit, police found the floor to ceiling “stacked with brand-new auto parts.”
WDIV says four people have been arrested and searches were conducted at homes in Dearborn and Canton Township as well as at two businesses in Detroit. Charges are reportedly still pending, but the suspects could be facing a litany of charges including grand theft auto, racketeering, and running a criminal enterprise.
“These arrests were made possible through the diligent and sophisticated work of our investigative units and with the help and cooperation of the Ford Motor Company Global Security,” Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin told the news station. “Such criminal plots will not be tolerated in Dearborn and we will employ all resources to bring them down.”
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