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s ineri-Iflh ool r s. r dCar TheftRingBrokenlionillowiswn-talThe suspicions of a citizen 'W enabled sheriff’s deputies to '*f' smash Sunday what they believed to be a major auto theft ring and to recover more than $3,000 worth of automotiveparts in Santa Susana, deputies:said.Six persons were arrested and booked in county jail and Juvenile Hall in Ventura on suspicion of grand theft auto.They were William K. Rayan, 25, his wife, Mary Ann, 22, both of 6283 Melia St., Santa Susana; Miss Zella Mae Lwel* len, 18.; Patrick Ross Martin, 16; Richard Tony Chiodo, 18, of Granada Hills, and Daniel De-iGeus, 17, of Northridge.Deputies said they received a call from a resident of Santa Susana reporting strange going ons at a neighbor’s house. The man said that he had also I heard a cutting torch being used late at night.The citizen told deputies that he followed a truck from the house to Box Canyon and saw the occupants dump cutup parts of a car into the can-iyon off Old Santa Susana Pass.Deputies drove to the location finding numerous parts of 'cars, cut up in small sections, and laying in the canyon. One of the cars was reported stolen two weeks ago from Las Vegas. deputies said.Deputies said they then spotted a pickup truck, described by the citizen, stopped it on the pass, and arrested Martin, De-Geus and Chiodo.They then drove to the home of Ryan and found six car engines inside the house along with all kinds of auto parts. They arrested the Ryans and Miss Lwellen.
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Oxnard Ventura County Ad Visor
Oxnard, California, US
Thu, May 29, 1969
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