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Six individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a criminal organization responsible for the theft of more than 400 vehicles worth approximately $8 million in Southeast Michigan.
The arrests, conducted by the Force Detroit Team and announced by Attorney General Dana Nessel, are a result of months of local police agencies and the Force Team.
According to a news release, the alleged criminal ring targeted new vehicle storage lots at manufacturing facilities, car dealerships, parking lots and individual residences and is alleged to have operated in more than 40 jurisdictions in Oakland, Washtenaw, Macomb, and Wayne counties, with other instances occurring in Eaton and Kent counties.
The Force Team is also working with the Michigan State Police Fugitive Team to locate two additional suspects.
“The activities of criminal organizations like these go far beyond theft,” Nessel said in a news release. “They cause millions in financial losses to our retail partners, sow fear, and endanger lives. Vehicles stolen as part of this criminal enterprise go on to become tools in violence, posing additional threats to public safety. I commend the hard work of the FORCE Team, Troy Police Department, and other local law enforcement agencies to investigate and dismantle this operation.”
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