Thieves break into St. Louis golf cart business, flee in stolen carts [Video]

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating after thieves used an uncommon way to flee the scene.

The thieves broke into the Lemp Brewery Business Park sometime after 2 a.m. Thursday morning. Tools, equipment, lithium batteries, and more were taken from the property.

When they left the scene, they used seven brand new Madjax golf carts, from Getaway Carts.

“10 years ago, when we called it Getaway Carts, we were thinking along the lines of people’s vacation homes,” Getaway Carts co-owner Fred Ackerman said. “Not getaway like a bank robber getaway, but apparently today, it’s kind of a double entendre.”

Ackerman and Joe Piantanida are business partners and longtime friends who built the golf cart business from scratch, making it one of the top sellers of golf carts around.

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