- North Carolina authorities shut down a $630K truck-theft ring that rented stolen rigs to unsuspecting individuals and businesses, with dozens of vehicles still missing.
Two men in North Carolina are accused of running a scheme that turned stolen trucks into a rental business, and investigators say the operation moved more than $630,000 worth of vehicles before agents shut it down. The most alarming part for everyday people and small businesses is who ended up behind the wheel: according to authorities, the suspects rented the stolen rigs out to people and companies who had no idea what they were driving.
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The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation says the case came to a head when agents served search warrants at properties in Hope Mills and Hoke County, the result of a multi-agency investigation that had been building for a while. When the dust settled, the recovery list read like the contents of a small fleet yard: two motor vehicles, six semi-trucks, and three trailers, all of which authorities say were stolen from across North and South Carolina. That is not a smash-and-grab. That is a sustained operation moving heavy, expensive commercial equipment across state lines…