Capital Region (WRGB) — A Rensselaer County tow truck operator has been sentenced to prison for orchestrating a car theft scheme across the Capital Region, while a used car dealer who purchased and resold the stolen vehicles has been sentenced to probation, according to the Office of the New York State Attorney General.
Attorney General Letitia James announced that 44-year-old John Rivers of East Greenbush, was sentenced to 2-6 years in state prison. 58-year-old Robert Pitcher of Broadalbin, was sentenced to five years of probation on February 5.
Prosecutors said Rivers and Pitcher were charged with more than 30 felony counts in connection with a scheme that involved stealing vehicles from parking lots and illegally selling them to scrap yards and used car dealers…