San Francisco dealership GM frustrated after suspect steals Land Rover, crashes over hill in Twin Peaks during police chase

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco Police say a drunk driver stole an SUV, led officers on a pursuit, then crashed it off a hill in the Twin Peaks place right away.

Investigators verify it was the same Range Rover initial documented stolen by a dealership in the town.

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Home to luxurious autos in San Francisco, a suspect broke into the Jaguar Land Rover San Francisco dealership late Tuesday night time.

“They broke in, they looted the put, and then, stole a Range Rover and drove it through the side of the making,” Brian Flippo, Common Supervisor of the Jaguar Land Rover San Francisco dealership mentioned.

Pushing the manufacturer new Range Rover, valued at $148,000, via an overhead garage doorway.

Flippo termed SFPD Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. to report it, but they hardly ever confirmed up.

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“A number of phone calls all through the working day, an e-mail to the Mayor’s place of work, an electronic mail to the main of police’s business and no reaction,” he claimed.

It was not right up until the up coming morning when he woke up to an overnight voicemail from police, eventually getting back again to him for the 1st time.

“Informing me that they experienced recovered the car or truck and it was badly ruined, and then I saw it on the information,” he reported.

Police, functioning to just take a report from Flippo at the dealership far more than 24 hours later on on Thursday, verify the dealership’s stolen Array Rover is the exact same one particular which a suspected drunk driver rammed into a marked law enforcement vehicle late Wednesday evening, right before top officers on a chase, driving off the highway and slipping down a enormous hill in Twin Peaks, landing on an additional parked car.

“Very first detail I considered was that this could have been stopped 24 several hours ago, effortlessly, we could have recovered the vehicle yesterday,” he reported.

But this is not the first time his calls for assist have gone unanswered. Flippo suggests he termed a 50 percent dozen times a 7 days for the previous several months with multiple disturbances to his company, some, even violent.

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Now he’s forced to hold the entrance doorways to his business enterprise locked for safety, even during small business several hours.

“Plainly, they’re understaffed, but it really is not acceptable,” he said. “At the stop of the day, the organization owners, we really don’t experience like we have any rights any longer, it is tougher and tougher to do enterprise in the city.”

ABC7 achieved out to San Francisco Law enforcement about his problems but haven’t read back again nevertheless.

The SUV landed sideways on a further car on Gardenside Dr. on Wednesday evening.

The driver was pulled out of the SUV and taken to the medical center, but his condition is not recognized.

Police say he is in custody with charges pending their investigation.

Everyone with info on the incident can connect with SFPD at 415-575-4444.

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