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While some are profiteering from price gouging medical masks, hand sanitizer and toilet paper during the pandemic, others are outright thieving car tires and rims.

A picture on Reddit showed a number of new white Honda vehicles lined up at Family Honda dealership in Brampton — near Queen St. and Airport Rd. — missing its rims and tires.

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A manager, who didn’t wish to be identified, confirmed the alleged theft Thursday.

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“We’re so swamped here, I got 100 employees, we’re down to six,” he said. “I have no personnel to get the cars jacked up and back to normal. They were stolen.”

The manager said he doesn’t know when the goods were stolen, but said he filed a report to Peel Regional Police.

Peel Regional Police said online reports may take longer to show up in their system.

The manager said vehicle part theft has been a common problem in the auto industry, but since the pandemic, it’s gotten worse.

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The tires and rims off the four or five cars, he said, would rack up several thousand dollars, which comes out of the dealership’s pocket.