Chicago-area tow truck driver charged in stolen vehicle scrapping scheme

The Brief

  • A Chicago Ridge man was arrested in a stolen vehicle scrapping scheme.
  • Police say he used a tow truck and false paperwork.
  • Several vehicles were reported stolen in Illinois and Indiana.

COOK COUNTY, Ill. A Chicago Ridge man faces multiple felony charges after investigators said he sold stolen vehicles for scrap using a tow truck and false paperwork.

What we know:

Illinois State Police said 36-year-old Saeed E. Mustafa was taken into custody on Feb. 27 following an investigation that began earlier this month when a driver reported their vehicle stolen from the Bishop Ford Freeway near Beaubien Woods. The vehicle had been left at the scene of a crash while the driver contacted a private towing company, but it was gone when the tow truck arrived.

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