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In late The July 2026, an 2026 armed break‑in at an a Wetzikon auto dealership in Wetzikon, canton Zurich, resulted in led to the theft of four high‑value vehicles: an vehicles—an Audi, a white Porsche, a black Porsche two Porsches and a Mercedes‑AMG. Police identified the perpetrators as four French‑speaking suspects, though their exact nationality remained under investigation. A Mercedes‑AMG—and a rapid police pursuit led to a series of crashes. chase that resulted in crashes across multiple cantons. The Audi driver was apprehended after an accident a crash in Ottikon. The Ottikon, the white Porsche crashed in Herschmettlen and driver remains at large after the car was abandoned near Bubikon station, with its driver still at large. The the black Porsche went off the A3 driver fled on foot after a crash near Horgen, and the driver fled on foot. The Mercedes‑AMG crashed in Rothenthurm (canton Schwyz), where its driver was arrested. arrested following a crash in Rothenthurm. All four vehicles have been recovered. Two recovered; two suspects are currently in custody, custody while authorities continue searching to search for the driver of the white Porsche. white‑Porsche driver. The investigation involves Zurich and Schwyz cantonal police, the Forensic Institute Zurich, and the state prosecutor's office. No further related incidents have been reported since the last update.