Seven men were arrested in relation to more than 200 car thefts in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Notably, a month later, the police department received zero reports of stolen vehicles.

Seven men were arrested following a yearslong investigation by the Grapevine Police Department. They were allegedly connected to more than 200 car thefts in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The estimated worth of the stolen vehicles is $9.3 million.

According to the department, since 2022, the area has been dealing with an influx of car thefts, particularly from public parking lots. However, between January 2023 and March 2024, there were 316 reports of stolen vehicles, an average of 20-plus cars per month.

the suspects, whose ages range from 19 to 27, focused on high-performance vehicles, including the occasional Lamborghini. However, their main targets were muscle cars, including the Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger, and Dodge Charger. The Chevy Corvette and Jeep Cherokee were also among the group’s favorites.

Court documents show that the group would resell the vehicles to unassuming buyers and had previously been caught shipping vehicles to other U.S. states as well as into Mexico.

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