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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Three radical person been charged connected suspicion of respective car theft-related crimes involving 13 antithetic thefts oregon attempted thefts each crossed California, pursuing an probe and arrests made by the Visalia Police Department.
Officials accidental the full worth of each the vehicles stolen was implicit $600,000.
According to the transgression ailment released by the Office of Attorney General Rob Bonta, the suspects progressive successful respective high-performance conveyance thefts were identified as Jesse Venegas, Nathan Olivas, and Christopher Anderson.
Officials accidental the thefts took spot crossed the state, including El Dorado County, Kings County, San Benito County, Monterey County, Riverside County, Santa Barbara County, Santa Clara County and Tulare County. According to tribunal documents, the defendants not lone utilized societal media to publicize their exploits but besides arsenic a assets to merchantability the stolen cars.
Court documents authorities that the defendants were contacted by constabulary and astir caught successful respective instances. It was successful March 2024 erstwhile Visalia Police arrested Olivas and Venegas, uncovering an "XTOOL" key-programming device, a Dodge conveyance manual, and a licence sheet with the connection "guttahmob" connected it.
After Venegas and Olivas were released, instrumentality enforcement aboriginal recovered a stolen Dodge Charger respective feet distant from wherever Olivas and Venegas had been detained. Court documents amusement that Venegas allegedly messaged successful a radical chat "[laughing emojis] they was 10 feet distant from the scat."
The 3 defendants presently basal accused of 26 counts including conspiracy, conveyance theft, possession of stolen vehicle, vandalism, receipt of stolen spot and operating a chop shop.
Charges were filed by the California Department of Justice's Special Prosecutions Section, pursuing an probe and arrests conducted by the Visalia Police Department.
