Motor unit detectives from the property crime squad have arrested and charged two men as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged car re-birthing syndicate in Sydney’s north-west.
Last year, officers from NSW Fair Trading conducted a business inspection at a smash repair company in Kings Park. During the inspection, Fair Trading officers identified a number of stolen vehicles at the property.
Police were notified and detectives from the property crime squad and officers from Quakers Hill local area command attended the location.
In total, 12 vehicles were confirmed as being stolen. They included:
- A blue 2009 Ford Falcon
- A white 2004 Nissan Navara
- A silver 2003 VY Holden Commodore
- A black 2004 Ford Teritory
- A white 2003 Subaru Outback
- A grey 2006 Toyota Yaris
- A red 2006 Holden Commodore
- A grey 2005 VZ Holden Commodore
- A black 1999 BMW 318i
- A white 1993 Toyota 80 Series Landcruiser
- A white 2001 Holden Commodore
- A 1997 Yamaha YZ F600R motorcycle
Police seized the 12 vehicles, all of which were subsequently forensically examined.
Strike Force Gorman, comprising officers from the property crime squad, was formed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the car thefts, with detectives confident that one group was responsible for all 12 thefts.
After making a number of inquiries in recent months, detectives last Thursday, August 21, attended a business on Parramatta Road in Burwood, where they seized a stolen black 2004 BMW X5 and arrested two men.
One man, a 42-year-old from Blacktown, was charged with numerous offences including:
Facilitating organised car re-birthing activities;
- Dealing in the proceeds of crime;
- Driving whilst disqualified;
- Interfering with the odometer of a motor vehicle; and,
- Dishonestly interfering with a unique identifier.
The other man, a 44-year-old from Cronulla, was charged with:
- Knowingly facilitating car re-birthing activities;
- Dishonestly interfere with unique identifier; and,
- Possess prohibited drug.
Both were granted conditional bail to appear before Burwood Local Court on September 18, 2014.
The commander of the property crime squad, detective superintendent Murray Chapman, commended Strike Force Gorman detectives for their unyielding commitment.
“The officers who have worked this case have done an outstanding job. I want to commend them for their efforts and encourage them to keep up the good fight against organised car re-birthing in NSW,” Chapman says.
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