Bizarre moment man pulls off shockingly easy theft of $240,000 Lamborghini Urus SUV from airport parking lot
A luxury car enthusiast is facing an awkward conversation with his insurers after losing a quarter-million dollar Lamborghini to a casual thief who found it unlocked in an airport parking garage with the keys inside.
The unnamed driver was gone for more than a week after abandoning the blue Urus SUV at Salt Lake City International Airport on June 1 — but it took just two days for a thief to spot him.
Security footage shows the hooded man trying to open the driver’s door and quickly rushing inside before starting it and putting it in reverse.
Disbelieving visitors to the Salt Lake City Police Department Facebook page suggested that the unfortunate owner might struggle to get back his $234,000 investment in the vehicle.
“I should post a pic of the doll who left his keys in his unlocked Lamborghini,” one wrote.
Police believe the suspect arrived at the Salt Lake City airport on a flight before heading to the parking lot
The hooded thief found the keys in the unlocked car and opened the trunk
The police suspect that the thief walked to the almost empty parking garage after arriving on a flight at the airport.
Footage showed him casually checking the doors of other cars in the brightly lit car park before trying his luck with the Lamborghini.
After finding the keys, he opened the trunk and rummaged through the back, then returned to the driver’s seat to make his leisurely escape.
Six days later, the owner called the police after returning to the garage to find his car missing.
Police appealed on social media, but there was little sympathy for the apparently careless victim.
“Who parks the lambo unlocked with the keys in it?” Vince Martinez asked. “That insurance company certainly won’t cover that theft.”
“I’m sorry, but the only logical conclusion to this case is a very poor attempt at filing an insurance claim,” Missy Marlow added.
But according to the Salt Lake City Tribune, four luxury Lamborghinis have been stolen in the city in recent weeks, including a $320,000 Huracan Performante.
According to Salt Lake Motorcars dealer Amy Buckley, there are fewer than 250 Lamborghinis owned in the region, but the Uru is among the most popular.
A few seconds later the engine is running and the thief drives backwards through the almost empty parking lot
Some wondered why police have not yet identified a suspect who arrived on a flight
“Parks a Lamborghini at the airport for a week,” wrote Geoff Bee. ‘Most expensive car in the parking lot (probably). Unlocked, with keys inside. GPS removed. Reported almost a week later.
‘There are a lot of head-scratching elements in here. I hope the insurance fraud angle is investigated (and hopefully ruled out).”
Others asked why police had not already identified a suspect who arrived on a flight that day.
“So the ten ID checks at the airport, the driver’s license scanning, the identity verification and ALL the things we do at the airport to prevent a terrorist attack… we can’t find out the name of a car thief?” asked Marcello Gasperini.
‘I suddenly feel a lot less safe when I get on the plane!’
“How can they not know who he is?” asked Todd Rasmussen.
“I think we’re lucky it was a car he came for and not a plane.”
