A $300,000 Lamborghini Huracan was reported stolen last month from Cherry Hills Village, with police records listing the victim’s name as Kris Bryant — the same name as the Colorado Rockies’ $182 million third baseman.

According to the Cherry Hills Village Police Department, a gray 2023 Lamborghini Huracan Coupe Tecnica was reported stolen on Oct. 2.

The car, owned by “Kristopher Bryant,” according to a police affidavit, had been contracted for transport to his home in Las Vegas. When it failed to arrive at its intended destination, the incident triggered a multi-agency investigation.

UPDATE: After the Denver Gazette initially broke this story on Nov. 14,  Detective Justin Smith of the Cherry Hills Village Police Department confirmed to multiple media outlets that the vehicle’s owner was Colorado Rockies player Kris Bryant. 

CHVPD discovered that a business email scheme had compromised the transport company, allowing suspects to reroute the vehicle without authorization.

Using license plate tracking technology, CHVPD analysts and detectives traced the transport truck to Las Vegas, where they teamed up with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s VIPER Auto Theft Team and Homeland Security Investigations to recover the vehicle on Oct. 7.

Las Vegas police spotted the stolen Lamborghini on Desert Inn Road, confirmed its VIN, and apprehended the suspect involved, identified as 58-year-old Dat Viet Tieu, a Vietnamese national based out of Katy, Texas, according to police documents obtained by the Denver Gazette.

Upon his arrest, LVMPD’s VIPER Auto Theft Task Force uncovered a larger vehicle theft ring involving Tieu, who allegedly trafficked luxury cars using fake documents and VIN switching.

Along with the stolen Lamborghini Huracan, detectives found a stolen Rolls-Royce Cullinan, reported missing from California. LVMPD seized it, along with a 2024 Yukon Denali estimated to be worth $124,000, and $14,000 in cash.

As the operation unfolded, investigators found the Rolls-Royce in the Palms Casino parking lot. Surveillance footage showed Tieu and an accomplice unloading the Rolls-Royce from a trailer, and then preparing it for resale with fake VIN stickers and fraudulent documents.

The $400,000 Rolls-Royce had been acquired through identity theft and reprogrammed with a new key fob.

The discovery of the Rolls-Royce, along with other tampered documents and VIN-switching tools found in Tieu’s hotel room, revealed the complex network behind a multi-state luxury car theft operation.

Following his arrest, Tieu was charged with two felony counts of possessing and transferring stolen vehicles, facing up to 20 years in prison and $20,000 in fines if convicted under Nevada state law.

He was released on a $50 surety bond and confirmed representation by attorney Richard A. Schonfeld during a court appearance, according to court documents from Nevada’s Clark County. An additional preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 4.

“This case underscores the Cherry Hills Village Police Department’s commitment to protecting the community from sophisticated criminal schemes,” said CHVPD Police Chief Jason Lyons. “Through the diligent work of CHVPD’s crime analyst, detectives, officers and collaborative partnerships with national and local agencies, stolen property was returned to its rightful owner, and suspects were brought to justice.”

It’s been widely reported that Kris Bryant of the Colorado Rockies is a resident of Cherry Hills and went to high school in the Las Vegas area.

The Denver Gazette has reached out to the Rockies, as well as the Boras Corporation, the agency which represents Kris Bryant, for comment on this case. As the time of publication, they had not provided a comment.