Police Trace Stolen Rental Car to Former Employees

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The Brunswick Police Department reported several incidents this week, including the discovery of a stolen rental car that was traced back to two former employees of the rental company, as well as an underage drinking incident where a 19-year-old man suffered a seizure and had to be hospitalized.

Why it matters

These types of crimes and incidents highlight the ongoing challenges law enforcement faces in dealing with property theft, underage drinking, and individuals who continue to trespass on private property despite being banned.

The details

In the first incident, a 2025 Hyundai Sonata rental car that had been missing since November was located at a Hyundai dealership. It was discovered that a former general manager at the rental company had loaned the vehicle to another former employee, who never returned it. In the second incident, police responded to a home for a report of a 19-year-old man suffering a seizure after heavy alcohol consumption. The man was unconscious and unable to be revived, and was taken to the hospital with an underage alcohol consumption charge pending. In the third incident, a loss prevention officer called police when a man who had previously been banned from a store was seen inside, though he left before officers arrived.

• On January 21, the missing rental car was discovered at a Hyundai dealership.
• On January 24 at 11:24 p.m., police responded to a report of a 19-year-old man suffering a seizure after heavy alcohol consumption.
• On February 2 at 8:01 a.m., police pulled over a driver and discovered the owner had a felony warrant out of Richland County for drug trafficking.