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Parking Attendant Thwarts Hell’s Kitchen Luxury Car Heist

Detectives call the case part of a wider pattern of crews targeting garages for high-end cars.

Overview

  • At Park Right on West 43rd Street in Hell’s Kitchen, a crew tried to steal multiple luxury cars just before 6 a.m. Sunday, and a stolen blue McLaren crashed into a pole about a block away.
  • A parking attendant, identified by FOX 5 as George Frimpong Jr., lowered the metal gate during the attempt, which trapped a white Range Rover and cut off the exit.
  • Police say the suspects fled in a gray BMW that was not taken from the garage.
  • Officers recovered the targeted vehicles and reported no injuries, and images showed damage to a McLaren, a Range Rover, a Mercedes G‑Wagon and a Volvo.
  • The NYPD says no arrests have been made and asks for tips as investigators review surveillance, with one outlet estimating the damaged vehicles’ value at about $524,000.