SSleepingbeauty Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 I just got a copy of this email, and it is one of our local Chevy dealers. Police: Dealership employees took disabled man for more than $100,000 SEATTLE - In bizarre series of events that have led to multiple arrests, Seattle police say a group of employees at a car dealership in West Seattle stole more than $100,000 from a disabled man. Seattle police spokesman Sean Whitcomb said the bizarre series of events began when the victim, a 60-year-old man with a diminished mental capacity, went to the Huling Brothers dealership in late July. The man was covered in his own urine and feces and asked a salesman about buying a truck. Despite the man's appearance, the salesman gave the man a ride home where he said he had enough cash to buy the truck. The man came back out with a sack full of $30,000 in cash and told the salesman that he had more than $70,000 still in his house. The salesman sold the truck to the man at the maximum price along with an expensive warranty, and then bragged to his co-workers about the man's claim of having a hoard of cash in his house, Whitcomb said. The next day the man returned to the dealership and said his truck had been stolen. The car had actually been towed and, Whitcomb said, this is when a group of employees at the dealership decided to steal the victim's remaining cash. While one salesman drove the victim to pick up his truck, the dealership's sales manager, Adrian Dillard, and five other employees drove in three groups to the victim's home, police said. Dillard and Theodore Coxwell allegedly broke into the man's house and stole $70,000. Whitcomb said that they told the other group of employees, who arrived at the house later, that they didn't find any money. On July 27th, the victim's truck was again towed and the man called police to report it stolen, along with his missing $70,000. When a Seattle police officer arrived, he found the man living in filth and had him taken to Harborview Medical Center. Despite already taking the man's money, Whitcomb said that the man was again victimized by an employee at the dealership. While he was at the hospital, the man called the dealership to express his concern that his truck would be auctioned by the towing company. The employee he spoke with, Paul Rimbey, convinced the man to sign over the truck to him and had him sign a bill of sale. Rimbey allegedly even went so far as to have a notary public at the dealership help fraudulently notarize the needed sales documents. Seattle Police Detective Caryn Lee investigates cases involving exploitation of vulnerable adults and said she was surprised by the complexity of the scheme. "This was pretty in depth," she said. Dillard and Coxwell, who allegedly stole the $70,000, were arrested and charged with burglary, theft and conspiracy. Rimbey was charged with theft. Investigators said that 11 people at the dealership were involved in the various crimes. Whitcomb said that the car dealership has been cooperating with investigators and repaid the victim the $30,000 he paid for the truck. The man is currently being treated at Western State Hospital. The Huling Brothers sold the dealership to the Gee Automotive Group earlier this month, and the new owners said Friday that they have an entirely new sales staff and were unaware of the pending legal action against the former employees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobradh77 Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Sad sad story..It is sometimes hard to phathom how people could do that to someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever a Fan Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 What a bunch of Hopefully they get whats coming to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black2003SS Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Yeah...like getting urinated on in the showers at the prison among other things...disgusting pigs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixsupersport Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 bad deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxySS Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Yeah, best part is one of my buddy's worked there as a salesman when this was all going on. He didn't know anything about it until I showed him the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2006SilverSS Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Sad sad story..It is sometimes hard to phathom how people could do that to someone. It's really sad that people could do this to someone, and still go on with their lives as if nothing happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT13 Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 that's just f'n horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyrome Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 wow there are some sick people out there i see why greed is one of the seven deadliest sins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06redSSrwd Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 that's just sick. that kind of stuff breaks my heart to hear it. the world is really not a nice place ES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streatsboy Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 That old man sounds kind of like my grandfather..... j/k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissfans03ss Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 F-cking lowlife scumbags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coda Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 it always sucks when you hear about ppl taking advantage of someone who is mentally challenged... i hope they get the maximum penalty and then some... dirt bags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 f*cking vultures!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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