An employee allegedly stole 47 vehicles from an Avis Budget location at an upstate New York airport and rented them out across the region, police said Friday.
The car rental company reported to authorities that vehicles worth more than $1 million were stolen at Syracuse Hancock International Airport between June and August.
An airport police investigation found that a 31-year-old Avis Budget employee led the theft scheme, which involved renting out stolen vehicles at other locations around Onondaga County, authorities said. Police declined to release details of the stolen vehicle.
Police are looking for the employee, who no longer works for Avis Budget, and is wanted on charges of grand larceny and conspiracy to defraud. Several other people were arrested in connection with the case, officials said.
Authorities said 42 of the 47 stolen vehicles have been recovered.
When asked about the employee and the theft, Avis Budget issued a statement saying only that company officials were aware of the allegations and were cooperating with the airport police investigation.