‘Racetrack pit crew’ of thieves charged with stealing 250 NYC car parts and vehicles totaling $1.2M: Bronx DA

Source: New York Post

Brazen thieves who moved with the speed and precision of a “racetrack pit crew” swiped more than 250 car parts and vehicles across the Bronx and other parts of the Big Apple, prosecutors said Thursday.   At least 16 suspects between the ages of 18 and 36 were charged with an eye-popping 971 criminal counts by the Bronx District Attorney’s Office for stealing and then selling auto parts worth more than a $1 million during a spree that ran between August 2024 and June 2025. Fourteen of the alleged lowlifes — in three-person teams and fully masked — were caught numerous times on surveillance cameras exiting a stolen car with a car jack and milk crates, according to prosecutors.