It so happens that occasionally a worker gets busted for theft that occurs in the workplace, but it’s the scale of this next incident that makes it an eye-popping scenario.
Four individuals have been charged in a theft ring that allegedly saw millions in car parts lifted from several Michigan Ford factories, and one of them was a Ford employee.
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Dearborn police say they’ve uncovered a scheme involving Ford-manufactured parts and accessories. After a monthslong investigation, authorities arrested the men for allegedly stealing Ford vehicle parts – and it wasn’t something easily snuck out of a building.
The accusations say that the thieves took everything from headlights and assemblies to larger items like bumpers, hoods and running boards. Investigators say the parts were lifted from the Flat Rock Assembly, Michigan Assembly, and the Dearborn Truck Plant – factories which build popular models like the F-150, Mustang and Ranger.
Reports say the employee referenced would take the stolen parts to Detroit auto shops where they’d then be sold on eBay. Searches of the alleged thieves' homes also yielded what was described as floor to ceiling stacks of brand-new auto parts.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Ford's security team has been assisting in the investigation, although it’s not yet clear how the alleged perpetrators were able to move such large parts out of so many different locations without being detected sooner.
Carscoops reports that charges are still pending, but there are a bevy of options for what they might include, such as racketeering, grand theft auto and running a criminal enterprise.
Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin said that criminal plots such as this one “will not be tolerated in Dearborn” and that the police department would “employ all resources to bring them down.”
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It so happens that occasionally a worker gets
busted for theft that occurs in the workplace,
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but it's the scale of this next incident that
makes it an eye-popping scenario.
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4 individuals have been charged in a theft ring
that allegedly saw millions in car parts lifted
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from several Michigan Ford factories, and one
of them was a Ford employee.
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Dearborn police say they've uncovered a scheme
involving Ford manufactured parts.
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And accessories.
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After a month-long investigation, authorities
arrested the men for allegedly stealing Ford
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vehicle parts, and it wasn't something easily
snuck out of a building.
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The accusations say that the thieves took
everything from headlights and assemblies to
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larger items like bumpers, hoods, and running
boards.
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Investigators say the parts were lifted from
the FlatRock Assembly,
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Michigan Assembly, and the Dearborn truck plant.
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Factories which build popular models like the
F-150, Mustang,
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and Ranger.
Reports say the employee referenced would take
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the stolen parts to Detroit auto shops, where
they'd then be sold on eBay.
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Searches of the alleged thieves' homes also
yielded what was described as floor to ceiling
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stacks of brand new auto parts.
According to the Detroit Free Press,
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Ford's security team has been assisting in the
investigation, although it's not yet clear how
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the Alleged perpetrators were able to move such
large parts out of so many different locations
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without being detected sooner.
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Car scoops reports that charges are still
pending, but there are a bevy of options for
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what they might include, such as racketeering,
grand theft auto,
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and running a criminal enterprise.
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Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shaheen said that
the criminal plots such as this one will not be
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tolerated in Dearborn, and that the police
department would employ all resources to bring
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them down.
I'm Anna Wells.
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This is manufacturing now.
