Overview
- Investigators linked multiple valet thefts in Savannah to the same suspect after a guest’s 2019 Toyota C‑HR went missing from a Fairfield Inn on August 5 and a gray 2026 BMW X5 was taken from the Hyatt Regency on August 14.
- Surveillance shows the man retrieving belongings from a white 2025 Audi A5 before producing a valet ticket for the BMW and driving off; police later learned the Audi had been reported stolen and was found unlocked in the hotel garage.
- The BMW was a dealership loaner valued at about $90,000 and the dealership’s tracking device led authorities to Myrtle Beach, prompting the vehicle to be entered as stolen in state and national databases.
- Savannah police described the suspect as a Black man about 20 to 30 years old and on September 3–4 released images and asked the public to submit tips through CrimeStoppers or the department’s app; no arrest has been announced.
- The case highlights how unique valet-ticket and key‑lockbox procedures were bypassed here and could pressure hotels and dealers to tighten key control, ticket verification, and staff training to prevent copycat schemes.