Most people take home a lunchbox from work. Police say one Ford worker in Michigan took home hoods, bumpers and grilles, brand new and straight off the assembly line. They say he did it for about two years, and the parts added up to millions of dollars before anyone noticed.
It’s back on TikTok, and the viral version gets the basics right and a few key details wrong. (We first covered the case in November 2025.)
What happened
On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, Dearborn police arrested four men after a months-long investigation with Ford’s global security team. Officers served search warrants at homes in Dearborn and Canton and at two Detroit businesses, according to the City of Dearborn.
Police say a Ford employee was the inside man. Reports described the other three suspects as a Dearborn father and his two sons (The Drive). Police did not release any names…