Three Glendale residents involved in a vehicle theft ring are in Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) custody because of “Operation Escalading Switch.”
The initiative is a targeted enforcement effort led by the Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force (VTTF) to combat organized vehicle theft in the Valley.
On June 17, VTTF members, with the help of multiple other agencies, executed coordinated search warrants at seven separate locations across the Valley. The operation resulted in the recovery of 29 stolen vehicles valued at nearly $2.5 million, and the seizure of numerous items — including weapons and cash — linked to proceeds from a criminal vehicle theft ring…