Thieves steal Oculus VR headsets worth $1.5 million

An entire group of Oculus VR headsets were allegedly stolen by a bunch of men who waited for truck drivers to get out of their vehicles to eat or go to the lavatory, then jumped in and drove away.

As recently reported ANDsix men have been indicted after allegedly stealing semi-trucks carrying expensive items similar to underwear, ATVs and high-end technology equipment. According to court documentsmen have reportedly committed these crimes across the United States, including in places similar to Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Indiana.

The thieves would stake out distribution facilities after which follow the semis to a gas station or truck stop. When the driving force left to refuel, rest or use the restroom, the boys would steal your entire trailer and drive away with the products, trailer and all. The men then allegedly connected the stolen trailer to their very own tractor-trailer and left the stolen trailer behind.

On May 6, 2022, two of six co-conspirators positioned a truck in Louisville, Kentucky crammed with roughly $1.5 million worth of Meta Oculus virtual reality headsets. The two men allegedly stole a invaluable truck from an Indiana truck stop after which drove it to Vanderburgh County, where they abandoned the tractor and drove away with the trailer.

According to the indictment, the boys often “painted logos and/or identification numbers on the stolen trailer and used various license plates to conceal the identity of the trailer and avoid detection by law enforcement.” The group’s goal was not only the Meta. They were alleged to have stolen trucks containing lots of of hundreds of dollars worth of products from various firms, including Microsoft, Sony, Logitech, JBL and Bose.

The indictment says the group mostly took the stolen goods and sold them to a buyer in Florida for “a fraction of the retail value of the stolen cargo.”

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