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Independence warehouse tied to multi state auto theft ring
A rural Independence warehouse held as many as 56 late model GM cars disassembled for parts. An Independence man and six Chicago area men were arrested on theft charges as investigators traced parts through a teletype network and chop shop in Mokena Illinois. Authorities moved the case from Illinois to Iowa with ongoing arrests and searches, aiming to return stolen vehicles or parts to insurers across Minnesota Nebraska Kansas and Missouri. The operation spanned 1984 to the weekend raid and involved several law enforcement agencies.
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Iowa State Patrol
Illinois
Iowa
Robert W. Farris
Independence
Chicago
Farris
Resi
Dence
Buchanan County
Automotive Resources Inc
Waterloo
Kenneth E. DeVries
Jerry Lewis
DeVries
Mokena
Ill
Thomas J. Sarna
Oak Park
Steven G. Russiaky
Chicago Ridge
Will County
Joliet
Manchester
Cadillac
Buick
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Independence Warehouse
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Bi-State