Indiana
Arrests made in muscle car theft ring involving an Indiana manufacturing location
KOKOMO, Ind. (WISH) — A person was arrested as part of a bigger investigation into a hoop of muscle automobile thefts throughout three states.
U.S. Marshalls Service in Toledo, Ohio took 21-year-old Devon Barr into custody on Oct.25 after a warrant was issued from Howard Superior Courtroom II for Devon Barr for 2 counts of Auto Theft and Corrupt Enterprise Affect on July 26. Barr is accused of being a part of a bunch of people stealing and reselling Dodge Chargers and different high-performance autos with the Scat Pack choices throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
Captain Scott Purtee with the Kokomo Police Division stated, “The following investigation by our investigators decided this was half of a bigger group of people that had dedicated thefts in a number of different cities and states of Dodge Chargers.”
Kokomo Police stated these Dodge Chargers have been stolen on March 11 and 13. The investigation reached so far as Fort Wayne, Toledo, Ohio, and Detroit & Dearborn Heights Michigan.
“Working along with the opposite companies we have been in a position to determine at the least one of many suspects on this case and get felony prices filed in opposition to him,” stated Purtee.
Captain Purtee didn’t specify precisely how the vehicles have been stolen however stated an digital machine was a key piece of proof within the case.
“We have been in a position to acquire an digital machine that we have been in a position to decide was in Kokomo on the time of our thefts,” stated Purtee. “We have been in a position to make the most of and achieve extra proof from it which led us to help us in getting felony prices filed.”
Dodge’s mother or father firm Stellantis supplied Information 8 with a press release concerning the thefts.
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