04:40 27-12-2025

Shaquille O’Neal’s Range Rover was stolen by a decoy tow truck and replaced before Christmas

Shaquille O’Neal unwrapped a new Range Rover for Christmas, though the tale could have ended very differently. The SUV he ordered back in the summer vanished during transport and still hasn’t been found. It was scheduled for a round of pre-delivery upgrades, but at one point in the logistics chain it was simply taken away along with the tow truck.

As those involved describe it, the Range Rover had been sent to Lumpkin County (Georgia) for prep and customization. The plan was routine: a tow truck would collect it on the agreed day and carry it to the next shop in the chain. On October 20, the script broke—the SUV disappeared, police were notified immediately, and the investigation dragged on. The Effortless Motors workshop even offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the vehicle’s return, yet by December there was little to report.

The most striking part of the dealer’s account is that the perpetrators allegedly got into the system, altered the transport route, and dispatched a decoy tow truck. That points not to a random theft but to a playbook aimed at expensive vehicles and at weak links in logistics. It reads like a calculated operation and underscores how vulnerable complex transport chains can be, even when the client is high profile.

In the end, the dealer chose a clean fix: bought O’Neal another Range Rover, completed the required tweaks in advance, and delivered it before the holidays. The SUV was tailored to its owner—wrapped in gray and fitted with extended driver’s-seat rails so the 216-cm giant could settle in comfortably behind the wheel.