The Arizona Department of Public Safety recovered 29 stolen vehicles along with cash and various weapons thanks to “Operation Escalading Switch.”
Members of the Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force and other agencies worked together to execute search warrants targeting a large vehicle theft ring throughout the Valley on Tuesday.
DPS says the investigation revealed the theft ring stole high-end vehicles, altered vehicle identification numbers, and listed them on the car-sharing platform Turo within one week of the car being stolen.
Read Turo’s full statement below:
“We’re grateful to AZDPS, the Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force, and Turo’s dedicated Trust and Safety investigators for working together to remove these criminals from Phoenix metro streets. …