🚔 State police arrested a man accused of leading a New Jersey vehicle theft ring.
🚛 Investigators linked the crew to stolen commercial trucks with fake titles and altered VINs.
💳 Detectives also found credit card skimmers, cloned cards, and burglary tools.
The brains behind a vehicle theft ring in New Jersey and his two co-conspirators have been arrested, according to state officials.
Yosiel Ruiz-Linares, 33, of Elizabeth was arrested after state police searched his living space in the basement of a Trenton home on May 8, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
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State police said they found credit card skimmers, 98 blank credit cards, four possibly stolen credit cards, and $10,000 in cash. They also reported finding fraudulent New Jersey MVC titles, Vehicle Identification Number programming and re-identification equipment, burglar’s tools, and motor vehicle master keys.
The Cuban national is charged with being a leader of an auto theft trafficking network that targeted personal and commercial vehicles. He’s also charged with conspiracy, trafficking in stolen property, receiving stolen property, receiving stolen motor vehicles, VIN tampering, forgery/falsification, and motor vehicle title offenses.
Authorities link stolen commercial trucks to New Jersey theft ring
Authorities said they arrested two accomplices. Angel M. Amendanosiguencia, 42, of Trenton is charged with receiving stolen vehicles. Yadier Evora-Martinez, 31, of Orlando, Florida is charged with moving stolen vehicles, conspiracy, and receiving stolen property…