[fastfredracing]

Our local car thief just got out of jail after a 4 year sentence for grand theft auto, and operating a chop shop. There a couple of people who have been waiting for this day. He sold a bunch of cars/trucks, and when the hammer came down, if you owned one, you lost it, and there were no repercussions. He also had a couple of other businesses involved. I know of one good body shop that had painted a couple of cars for him that was shut down, door padlocked for 2 years while the investigation went on. Some of the people were involved, and knew they were buying a hot vehicle, or helping with his efforts, but there were lots of innocent victims as well.
Hope he gets what he deserves.
I started my business in his building, he was my landlord. I was always suspicious of his activities, but once it became clear to me what was going on, I got the hell out of there. Good thing too, because it seemed as if anybody around him had to lawyer up, whether they were guilty or not. I was in my early 20's when I rented from him and I give myself regular pats on the back for not giving into temptation. When I told him I was leaving, and not renewing my lease, he offered me a brand new Corvette, no strings. NOT!
He had over 50 counts against him when the smoke cleared, and his sentence was 4-14 years. Out in 4 with good behavior.