If you’re going to steal a bright green McLaren 750S, you might want to try to keep a low profile. At least, as low a profile as can be possible in a supercar. Doing donuts at a street takeover in front of a crowd of spectators, then, is probably not the best idea.
According to ClickOnDetroit, this indeed happened. The McLaren in question belonged to Ali Sobh, a Detroit businessman and social media influencer with approximately 1.1 million followers. The exotic car was reportedly stolen from a driveway behind his home in Detroit's historic Boston-Edison neighborhood. Sobh was understandably upset when he realized his prized possession was taken; however, salt arrived in the wound when he saw a video circulating online showing his McLaren spinning donuts in front of spectators, many of whom were recording the spectacle on their phones.
So, Sobh turned to his social media followers for help locating the McLaren. Tips began coming in, eventually providing a possible location near Six Mile Road and Telegraph Road. Sobh passed that information along to Detroit police, who subsequently recovered the car.
Getting the McLaren back is obviously a big win, but that’s not the end of the story. Detroit police are reviewing footage from the street takeover and working to identify those responsible for the theft. Authorities have not announced any arrests, and it's unclear whether the person performing donuts was involved in stealing the vehicle.
Sobh claims his car is worth approximately $500,000, and he doesn’t ever want it stolen again, so he says plans to improve security around his home to prevent that from happening. In the meantime, it must be reassuring to know that he can count on more than one million followers to help him out when things go south.
