A man was arrested after he was accused of breaking into two car dealerships on the same Lowell street and stealing three cars in less than one day, according to officials.

According to Lowell police, Juan Mejias, 26, allegedly pushed an air conditioning unit through the window of Top Cars Auto Group on Middlesex Street around 3:30 a.m. Thursday before he rummaged through the office and left with the key to a Dodge Charger.

Hours later, police said surveillance video captured Mejias walking through the sales office at Prime Motors after he was seen kicking down the door. He was then captured driving off in two cars from the dealership’s parking lot.

“He broke open our back door he kicked it in,” said Maria Munhoz, who works at Prime Motors. “He picked out a Civic, drove it around a litt

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