Thieves break into valet box, steal cars, several sets of keys

ATLANTA — Police are searching for a group of thieves who stole car keys from a metro hotel valet box along with two vehicles.

Valet workers at the Marriott Hotel along Lenox Road in Buckhead are vigilant after the group of thieves hit early Saturday morning.

According to police, a black Jeep Cherokee pulled up to the hotel around 4:30 a.m.

Investigators told Channel 2's Michael Seiden that the thieves broke into the key box and stole at least eight sets of keys.

They moved to a parking garage and stole two vehicles - a white Ford Expedition and a Chrysler 300 sedan.

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Police are still tracking the Chrysler, but investigators did recover the SUV after the owner used GPS to trace the vehicle.

Authorities tracked the SUV to the Hidden Creste Apartments along Stone Road near Greenbriar Mall in southwest Atlanta.

A Channel 2 Action News photojournalist captured video Sunday of detectives interviewing multiple witnesses who found the vehicle behind a building with the engine running.

The vehicles that had their keys stolen were moved to a secure place.

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