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Theft ring that drove off with Caterpillar excavator busted

Call it "Grand Theft Caterpillar." A brazen group stole about 100 luxury cars and construction equipment over the past year, including a Caterpillar excavator that they drove off with on the New York State Thruway, authorities said yesterday.

"That wins the chutzpah award," said New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, whose organized crime task force teamed with the NYPD on a yearlong...

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