The Brief
- Detectives identified 16 stolen vehicles, primarily high-end Mopar models like Hellcats and TRXs, which were scouted at apartment complexes and stolen using electronic technology to bypass keyless ignitions.
- The criminal organization allegedly dismantled the vehicles for parts to sell online or utilized “VIN-switching” to resell the cars on the black market at discounted prices.
PHOENIX – Arizona Department of Public Safety investigators arrested five people following a months-long investigation into an organized crime ring accused of running a “chop shop” and stealing more than $750,000 worth of high-end vehicles.
What we know:
Arizona Dept. of Public Safety (DPS) investigators said the investigation involved hundreds of hours of “surveillance, suspect network identification, vehicle tracking, and evidence collection to document the organization’s operations and the movement of stolen vehicles.”…