An international car theft ring is allegedly responsible for more than 50 vehicle thefts at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, according to investigators.
It appears the crime ring has been active at DFW airport since early last year, and so far approximately 52 vehicle thefts totaling $4.9 million in losses have been linked to the organization.
According to a search warrant filed in Tarrant County, police began investigating the Houston-based crime ring last February, as NBC 5 DFW reported. A break came in the case when police arrested a suspect last month. Since then, police have identified 14 suspects, three of whom were arrested.
The alleged ringleader of the group, Yoel Hernandez-Frometa, was among the three taken into custody. According to the search warrant, Hernadez-Frometa was able to steal the vehicles by using Autel devices to reprogram key fobs. After stealing the vehicles, the organized crime ring would alter the vehicle identification numbers, fraudulently re-title the automobiles, and then either sell them in the U.S. or drive them across the border to Mexico, according to court documents.
The crime ring also allegedly targeted other airports in Texas, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona, NBC 5 reported. […]
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