[carguy65]

The Press Enterprise ran a story on saturday that the Cops busted a ring of Mustang Parts sellers that would steal new and used parts and sell them on Ebay. They busted people in Corona, Riverside, Ranco Cucamonga and the Dimond Bar areas. They would steal parts from Mustang shops and Mustang owners. Sometimes they would get jobs at shops and then pass parts to buddies and other times they would go to check parts out in a advert and then come back later that night and steal it all.

If anyone else has been robbed for Mustang parts or knows anything you should call the Riverside or Corona PD. I am trying to get more info on the story. If you know more post it here to.

[Ron]

That is the first I have heard of this. Better do some reserch on this.

[carguy65]

I found this on another web site.


Press-Enterprise, The (Riverside, CA)



January 17, 2004

BRIEFS


Author: THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE

Edition: CORONA-NORCO


3 arrested in theft of Mustang parts


Three men were arrested Friday on suspicion of stealing high-performance Ford Mustang parts valued at $300,000 from a Corona business and selling them on the Internet, police said.

Police received a tip Friday and found several thousand dollars' worth of the stolen property at a home on Eaton Street. More parts were found in a trailer in Mira Loma. Three men from Corona, Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga were arrested, said Sgt. Jerry Rodriguez.

Sometime around Thanksgiving, the Mustang parts were stolen from BBK Performance Parts in the 500 block of Cardiff Street.

Soon afterward, high-performance parts were spotted on an Internet auction site, said Rodriguez.

On Dec. 10, Corona police served a search warrant in the 1100 block of Keller Street in Riverside. Several thousand dollars' worth of BBK products were found. More parts were found in a storage locker in Riverside, as well as a methamphetamine drug lab, said Rodriguez. At that time, two Riverside men were arrested.

All five men were arrested on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy, possession of stolen property and operating a chop shop. They are being held at the Robert Presley Detention Center. Bail for each has been set at $300,000.

BBK Performance is offering a $5,000 reward for the recovery of the rest of the stolen property and conviction of any additional suspects.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Kurt Yinger at (909) 736-2350.

[DropTopGT]

That's what you get when a bunch of tweaked out fools have nothing to do. I wonder if Brothers Performance was in any way affected by this?

[Jimbo12]

wow, instead of the 5,000 they should offer (if a mustang owner) them high performance parts inlue of the money...that might get more people looking around!

[carguy65]

"I wonder if Brothers Performance was in any way affected by this?"

I think someone stealing $300,000 in parts would screw up your shelf count. I hope they get everything back and nail anyone else that was working on this.