Luxury Audi is nicked from a car dealership
Brazen thieves hit garage
A luxury sports car has been nicked from a dealership in Pumpherston.
Police are hunting for a man after the black Audi A5 Sport Coupe vanished from the Braidwood Motor Company in Drumshoreland Road last Thursday.
The incident happened at 8pm and is the latest Audi theft in West Lothian, after similar cars were taken from Bathgate Xcite late last month.
During Thursday’s theft, the man attended the premises in possession of the true key, which is believed to have been stolen earlier in the day.
He then drove the highvalue brief, with registration number VO59LGV, out of the forecourt and it hasn’t been seen since.
Constable Ju l i a s Nyama k a n g a f rom Livingston Police Station said: “This brazen theft has resulted in a high-value car being stolen from the lot of the dealership and we are eager to hear from anyone who can assist us in locating it. Anyone who remembers seeing any suspicious activity in the area of Drumshoreland Road and Drumshoreland Avenue, on the evening of Thursday, June 2, is asked to contact police immediately.”
The theft came just weeks after a white Audi A4 and a blue Audi S3 were taken from Bathgate Xcite at Torphichen Road.
Both owners had been using the facility and returned to the changing room to find their lockers had been busted open.
The blue car was taken between 6.15pm and 7.10pm on Tuesday, May 17.
That was followed by the theft of the white car, with the registration NX62 YOL on Monday, May 23, between 5.25pm and 5.50pm.
A Police S cotland spokesman confirmed that no-one has been arrested for any of the offences.
The spokesman added that officers aren’t ruling out all three thefts being connected.
Contact Police Scotland on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.