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Michigan Police Arrest 6 Men for Stealing $8M Worth of Vehicles

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Six men working as part of a criminal organization in Michigan have been arrested in connection with the theft of more than 400 vehicles worth about $8 million, authorities said last week. The men, between the …

New Jersey Man Admits Role in Interstate Luxury Car Theft Ring

A New Jersey man has admitted his role in a conspiracy to steal and transport across state lines luxury cars stolen from towns in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, reported U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger. Malik Baker of Vauxhall pleaded …

Florida Police: Theft Ring Targeted Luxury Cars Using Fake VINs, Phony Insurance

Florida law enforcement pushed back this week against a nationwide surge in auto thefts, announcing that 23 people were arrested for their alleged participation in a crime ring that forged vehicle identification numbers for stolen luxury vehicles. Arrest warrants have …

New Jersey Man Pleads Not Guilty to Multistate Car Theft and Resale Scheme

A former Bergen County, New Jersey man has been charged with running a large, multistate car theft and fraud ring. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger reported that Warren Guerrier, formerly of Hackensack, New Jersey, pleaded not guilty, to charges of …

Muscle Car Theft Ring Arrests Follow Postal Worker Holdup

Thieves are using cloned key fobs to steal Dodge muscle cars and other high-powered vehicles directly from dealerships and even automakers in Michigan, then selling them for tens of thousands of dollars less than their value, according to authorities and …

3 Sentenced in N.J. for Running International Car Theft Scheme

Three men have been sentenced in New Jersey last Friday for running an international car theft scheme from 2007 to 2009. The scheme resulted in high-end cars being stolen in New York and then routed into New Jersey where they …

Basketball Coach Admits Being Part of Car Theft Ring

The women’s basketball coach at Highland Community College in northeast Kansas, who once coached at Southeast Missouri State University, pleaded guilty to being part of a car theft ring that prosecutors said staged accidents and filed false theft reports to …