PANORAMA CITY : Police Uncover Car Theft Export Ring; 4 Arrested
When a “LoJack” car-tracking alarm went off early Friday morning, police hoped only that it would lead to recovery of a GMC pickup truck stolen hours earlier in West Los Angeles.
But not only did they find the truck, they also found six other stolen vehicles and uncovered what detectives are calling a major car theft ring that shipped stolen cars to Mexico from a house in the 14100 block of Grammar Place in Panorama City. Four men believed to be Mexican citizens were arrested.
Los Angeles Police Detective Robert Graybill--said as many as 80 vehicles may have been stolen and shipped to Mexico in the last three weeks by the ring.
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