Sheriff’s Office Investigates Test Drive Scam

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department investigated a scam Monday involving a test drive.
According to Grundy County Sheriff Rodney Herring’s news release, a Worth County man and a Harrison County man are under investigation after they attempted the scam at a rural Grundy County car dealership. Sheriff Herring said a recent crime trend involves taking cars for a test drive and cutting out the catalytic converters and then leaving the vehicle abandoned. Herring said the prosecutor’s office is reviewing reports from the incident for the possible filing of charges. He urges individuals to not allow anyone to test drive their vehicle unaccompanied.