Woman allegedly helped trio steal 12 Hertz cars while working at Florida airport rental center

The Brief

  • Savannah Harsha Phillips, 24, is being charged with first-degree organized fraud, five counts of second-degree grand theft and seven counts of third-degree grand theft.
  • Phillips is accused of helping three men steal 12 cars from Hertz while she worked security at a Florida airport car rental center.
  • A judge has ordered her to prove that her $62,000 set bail is not from criminal proceeds.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A 24-year-old woman has been arrested after she allegedly helped three men to steal 12 cars from Hertz while she worked security at a Florida airport car rental center.

What led to the arrest?

The backstory:

According to Broward County court documents, 24-year-old Savannah Harsha Phillips was previously working as a security guard at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport’s Hertz car rental center.

During that time, Phillips allegedly used her position to help three separate male drivers “exit the Hertz parking garage without showing a driver’s licence and pretending to scan the vehicles as they exited.” Officials said the incident was part of a theft ring scheme that took place back in May.

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