DFW Airport police have been investigating a large organized crime group since Feb. 2023, which police said have stolen approximately 52 cars from DFW Airport.
Group stole 52 cars from DFW Airport, is also believed to have stolen cars from airports in New Mexico, Utah and Nevada.An American Airlines flight takes off over cars parked on the rooftop level of the terminal garage of Terminal E at DFW Airport on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022.DFW Airport police have been investigating a large organized crime group since Feb. 2023, which police said has stolen approximately 52 cars from DFW Airport.
According to the affidavit, investigators determined Hernandez-Frometa was at the same DFW Airport terminals where vehicles were stolen at least eight times between July 2023 and October 2024. He was also photographed in more than one of the stolen vehicles, police said.Hernandez-Frometa and Perez-Rodriguez were also arrested by police in Nevada in April after they attempted to steal a Corvette, police wrote in the affidavit.
Hernandez-Frometa and Pinillo-Toro were also arrested by police in Salt Lake City in July, the affidavit said. They faced charges of possession of a stolen vehicle and evading arrest and were found in possession of several different sets of car keys and the same key fob reprogramming tool they were found in possession of at DFW Airport, according to the affidavit.
Police in Harris County in August also found Perez-Rodriguez in possession of a car that had its VIN switched, the affidavit said.Each of the three men were booked into Tarrant County jail and face a charge of engaging in organized criminal activity.Matt is a breaking news reporter. A graduate of Baylor University, he grew up in San Antonio and lived in Waco before coming to Dallas. Previously, Matt has written for the Baylor Lariat and the Waco Tribune-Herald.
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