car theft ring

Federal authorities say a New York woman has been sentenced to more than 21 years in prison for operating a large-scale car theft operation that was shipping stolen vehicles overseas.

Federal, state and local law enforcement have dismantled an international car theft ring that centered mostly around the Garden State.

An elaborate ring of international car thieves was dismantled through a joint investigation, federal officials announced today at a news conference in Newark.

Authorities have broken up a Newark-based theft ring that hit the road to steal luxury cars from northern to souther New Jersey.