A months-long investigation in Phoenix culminated in an organized crime ring chop shop bust, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) alert posted on Facebook this week.
Its Vehicle Theft Task Force (VTTF) made multiple arrests related to an organized crime ring responsible for vehicle thefts, vehicle burglaries, and chop-shop operations throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Suspects allegedly targeted high-end Mopar vehicles, including Hellcat, SRT, and TRX models, scouting apartment complexes in advance, returning at a later time to illegally access the vehicles using electronic technology to start and steal them without a key…