LVMPD Captain Shane Womack.Photo: LVMPDNearly 30 people in Nevada, California, and Arizona have been arrested in connection to a Las Vegas car theft ring.The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department launched an investigation into the matter at the end of 2020 and 28 people were arrested, with the bulk being taken into custody on June 18, officials said during apress conferenceon Monday.Eighteen of the suspects were from Clark County in Las Vegas and the remaining 10 were detained in California and Arizona after fleeing Nevada.Capt. Shane Womack of the LVMPD Theft Crimes Bureau said during the press conference that between the 28 arrests, officials suspect there is a total of 152 felony charges.Womack revealed that they detected several fake vehicle identification numbers and fabricated door stickers made to look authentic.Investigators have since recovered 19 stolen cars estimated to total $600,000. They also seized seven firearms; thousands of rounds of ammunition; $15,000; thousands of fake dollars, fake credit cards and identification; and illegal drugs including 2,500 fentanyl pills, marijuana, methamphetamine and heroin.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.“This is a great example to the public to see the connection to auto theft as well as other major felonies and violent crime,” Womack said during the press conference. “The 2,500 pills of fentanyl and the marijuana production alone was a danger to the entire community.“The LVMPD did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for additional information.
LVMPD Captain Shane Womack.Photo: LVMPD
Nearly 30 people in Nevada, California, and Arizona have been arrested in connection to a Las Vegas car theft ring.The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department launched an investigation into the matter at the end of 2020 and 28 people were arrested, with the bulk being taken into custody on June 18, officials said during apress conferenceon Monday.Eighteen of the suspects were from Clark County in Las Vegas and the remaining 10 were detained in California and Arizona after fleeing Nevada.Capt. Shane Womack of the LVMPD Theft Crimes Bureau said during the press conference that between the 28 arrests, officials suspect there is a total of 152 felony charges.Womack revealed that they detected several fake vehicle identification numbers and fabricated door stickers made to look authentic.Investigators have since recovered 19 stolen cars estimated to total $600,000. They also seized seven firearms; thousands of rounds of ammunition; $15,000; thousands of fake dollars, fake credit cards and identification; and illegal drugs including 2,500 fentanyl pills, marijuana, methamphetamine and heroin.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.“This is a great example to the public to see the connection to auto theft as well as other major felonies and violent crime,” Womack said during the press conference. “The 2,500 pills of fentanyl and the marijuana production alone was a danger to the entire community.“The LVMPD did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for additional information.
Nearly 30 people in Nevada, California, and Arizona have been arrested in connection to a Las Vegas car theft ring.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department launched an investigation into the matter at the end of 2020 and 28 people were arrested, with the bulk being taken into custody on June 18, officials said during apress conferenceon Monday.
Eighteen of the suspects were from Clark County in Las Vegas and the remaining 10 were detained in California and Arizona after fleeing Nevada.
Capt. Shane Womack of the LVMPD Theft Crimes Bureau said during the press conference that between the 28 arrests, officials suspect there is a total of 152 felony charges.
Womack revealed that they detected several fake vehicle identification numbers and fabricated door stickers made to look authentic.
Investigators have since recovered 19 stolen cars estimated to total $600,000. They also seized seven firearms; thousands of rounds of ammunition; $15,000; thousands of fake dollars, fake credit cards and identification; and illegal drugs including 2,500 fentanyl pills, marijuana, methamphetamine and heroin.
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
“This is a great example to the public to see the connection to auto theft as well as other major felonies and violent crime,” Womack said during the press conference. “The 2,500 pills of fentanyl and the marijuana production alone was a danger to the entire community.”
The LVMPD did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for additional information.
source: people.com
