Burglars make off with cars from S.F. auto dealership

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A group of car thieves made off with seven luxury vehicles after a seemingly well-planned heist from a San Francisco Audi dealership early Wednesday morning, authorities said.

Around 12:45 a.m., officers responded to reports of the burglary on the 1500 block of Howard Street, said Officer Albie Esparza, a police spokesman.

Investigators believe the thieves, three men and a woman driving a Lexus sport utility vehicle, pulled up to the gate of the lot and cut the locks to gain entry, Esparza said.

One of them then drilled a hole in the lock to a storage area where the keys are kept, scooped up a couple sets of keys along with some tools and drove seven vehicles off the lot in an unknown direction.

Police did not release a description of the thieves, and no arrests had been made as of Thursday morning.

Kale Williams is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: kwilliams@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @sfkale