Thieves swipe two Maseratis from NYC dealer — only to be stopped by red light
New York traffic — the great equalizer.
Two Maseratis worth a total of $207,000 were swiped from a Manhattan dealership — including one that a thief ditched Friday morning after getting caught at a red light a block away, police said.
An employee noticed the $120,000 white 2019 Maserati GTS missing from the showroom of the dealership at West 54th Street and 12th Avenue around 8:30 a.m. — then spotted the souped-up ride running on the street outside the exit for the service area.
The worker approached the car but the alleged thief, Mave Grey, peeled off — only to get caught at a red light 500 feet away at West 54th Street and Eleventh Avenue, cops said.
When the employee caught up to Grey, he allegedly climbed out of the Maserati — which can go from 0 to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds and has a top speed of 190 mph — and handed over the keys before fleeing on foot.
But he didn’t get very far. Other quick-thinking employees caught him on Eleventh Avenue between West 55th and 56th streets and held him until cops arrived.
Grey, 30, was charged with grand larceny of a vehicle, criminal possession of stolen property and unauthorized use of a vehicle.
On Thursday, the dealership reported another Maserati — a two-door SQ4 valued at $87,000 — stolen, according to police.
The theft happened sometime overnight and was caught on video.
The keys to that car were left in the center console, police said. It hasn’t been recovered.
A manager for the dealership — which had been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic and reopened Monday under Phase Two — didn’t immediately comment.
