[VIDEO] Louisville Police Recover Stolen C8 Corvettes and Other High-End Vehicles

A sophisticated high-dollar-car theft ring involving at least two C8 Corvettes has been broken up by the Louisville (Kentucky) Metro Police Department.

Authorities say the suspects cloned VIN numbers to avoid detection of the crimes, stealing a black and a Torch Red C8 among other expensive vehicles like Bentleys, Maseratis, and BMWs.

“We found that the cars were being cloned with new VINs and it was almost impossible for us on the street to be able to detect that the cars were stolen because if you were to run the license plate, it would come back to the car,” said LMPD Det. Brian Reccius.

The crooks created a new set of VIN identifiers on a stolen vehicle that coincided with a legitimate vehicle – allowing them to register the vehicle, sell it, or keep it and drive it without showing up as stolen if a VIN search was initiated.

Known as “Operation Havana Highway,” the long-term investigation conducted by 6th Division Impact detectives involving three states (Kentucky, Florida, and Texas) has already resulted in six arrests and recovery of some 30 vehicles, along with three car haulers, a travel trailer, and a boat, along with marijuana and cocaine.

The process includes creating a new set of VIN identifiers on a stolen vehicle that coincides with a legitimate vehicle. Then the thieves were able to register the vehicle, sell it, or keep it and drive it without it coming back as stolen.

WDRB-TV says three of the suspects have been charged with obscuring the identity of a machine of $10,000 or more and receiving stolen property, according to public documents.

Source:
carscoops.com

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