BAYTOWN, Texas – ’Twas the week before Christmas, and while most people were focused on last-minute shopping and holiday plans, investigators were busy shutting down a suspected chop shop in Baytown.
Working together, the Houston Auto Crimes Task Force and the Baytown Police Department followed up on information that led them to multiple stolen vehicles. What they found was hard to miss, six stolen vehicles, along with various parts from another stolen GMC Sierra pickup truck.
Investigators say whoever was behind the operation tried to hide the vehicles by covering them with tarps, almost like wrapping Christmas presents. But officers quickly uncovered the cars, removing the tarps as they processed the scene…