Officials: Motorcycle theft ring busted
Photo credit: Charles Eckert | New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly with an AK-47-type-assault rifle after he and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., left, held a news conference to announce the indictment of 33 defendants after an investigation into a criminal enterprise that stole and sold motorcycles and trafficked illegal firearms. (July 26, 2012)
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A band of thieves who stole motorcycles off city streets and trafficked in the illegal sale of guns and stolen cars has been broken up with the indictment of 33 people, officials said Thursday.
"This crime ring made motorcycles disappear and illegal guns appear on the streets of New York," Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said at a news conference. "The magic act was brought to an end today"...
