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Teens Steal Ford Van from Dealership, Crash It Before They’re Out the Gate

Having your business broken into and stuff taken must be a strange, almost surreal experience on its own, but what one car dealership owner from Indianapolis, Indiana went through verges on the ridiculous, as well.
Teenage car thieves crash Ford transport van right at the dealership they stole it from 11 photos
Photo: fox59.com
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Andrew Bunten, the owner in question, watched in real time as a couple of teenagers broke into his car dealership and stole a Ford transport van. Thanks to the surveillance system he had set up, he also saw the teens crash into a neighboring building almost on purpose.

It all started with the door being kicked in.

“You can actually see on video the door moving and all of a sudden it flew off and it hit the wall,” Bunten tells Fox 59. “After they came in, I think they saw the key box which is locked, but they pried it open. They reached in and grabbed one key.”

For the next few minutes, the 2 teens searched the parking lot for that one car to which the key set belonged. When they found it, they jumped in and started driving around in circles, trying to figure out an exit. All business entrances are blocked at night, so they eventually decided to test their luck by smashing through a fence, either not knowing or not caring about the building behind it.

The result was predictable: Ford vans (or any other vans, for that matter) do not go through brick walls. The teens were arrested on site and are now in custody. Their identities are not being released because they’re 14 and 16 years old, respectively, but the same media outlet notes that the youngest had a prior warrant out in his name.

The surveillance footage, which is also included in the video report below, shows 3 teens at the onset of the break-in. One of them changed his mind and ran away, just as the other 2 were kicking the door off its hinges.

“They’re old enough to know better, but I think it’s a lack of people involved teaching them to know better,” Bunten adds. “I think that’s a key, staying involved whether you’re a parent or not. We all have influence on young kids at some point.”

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About the author: Elena Gorgan
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Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use. She covers automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, and she always knows the shows worth watching on Netflix and friends.
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