The men allegedly trafficked at least a dozen stolen cars worth about $600,000, authorities said.
In a “vast majority” of thefts last year, police said, the cars were stolen because the owner left the key fob inside, officials said earlier this month.
Car thefts are “not an urban problem or a suburban problem,” Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin told NJ Advance Media in early March. “It’s a statewide problem, and it’s driving violent crime.” The five men charged Friday allegedly conspired to “steal, receive, and/or fence” at least a dozen mostly high-end vehicles — including Land Rovers, BMWs, Jeeps, and an Audi Q8 — worth about $600,000, authorities said.
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