Police started tracking Miller in November after the owner of one of the stolen cars contacted them with surveillance of the theft.
Philadelphia man accused of using tow truck to steal cars and sell them for scrapPhiladelphia police arrested a man accused of using a tow truck to steal cars parked on the street and then sell the vehicles for scrap.
"A lot of these vehicles, they've been parked for some time. There's debris on the vehicles, flat tires, waiting for repair," said Capt. Jason Smith with Philadelphia police's Major Crimes Unit. Police said Miller used his tow truck to haul the car to Titan Auto Recycling in North Philadelphia to sell it for scrap.
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