CACHE OF CAR PARTS RECOVERED; TWO MEN ARRESTED IN CHOP SHOP RAID.Byline: Theresa Moreau Daily News Staff Writer Police say they closed down a chop shop in Arleta on Wednesday and arrested two men on suspicion of grand theft auto and operating a shop to dismantle dis·man·tle tr.v. dis·man·tled, dis·man·tling, dis·man·tles 1. a. To take apart; disassemble; tear down. b. stolen vehicles. Officers surrounded a garage in the 13700 block of Branford Street before arresting Antonio Munoz
Antonio Munoz is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 1st District since 1999. Rodriguez, 29, of Van Nuys on suspicion of grand theft auto and Leobardo Vazquez, 39, of Arleta on suspicion of operating a chop shop. Police found the shop when they saw Rodriguez get into a stolen car, then drive into a three-car garage on Branford Street and immediately lock the doors and windows Doors and Windows is a multimedia disk by the Irish band The Cranberries. Track listing
2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Detective Robert Graybill. ``All tools lay out on the shelf just like an operating room operating room n. Abbr. OR A room equipped for performing surgical operations. , and that's what it was - an operating room to strip cars,'' Graybill said. ``They go in there and surgically remove all the parts. ``They were very surprised that their venture came to an end on a rainy rain·y adj. rain·i·er, rain·i·est Characterized by, full of, or bringing rain. rain  i·ness n.Adj. afternoon in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. .'' Graybill said more than 25 stripped cars were found in a one-mile radius around the chop shop - from Canterbury and Woodman avenues to Osborn and Branford streets. About six months ago, police noticed a drastic increase in stripped cars - mostly high-priced Hondas - getting dumped in that area, as many as three to four a week. Usually only fenders and frames would be left on cars that originally cost $15,000 to $20,000 new. Total value of a stripped car: $100. John Faga, 85, who's lived on the block for the past 39 years, said he noticed his new neighbors move in about a year ago. ``All the time we see a different car, something suspicious,'' Faga said. ``These people, they never work and they live like a king.'' CHOP SHOP WARNING SIGNS Vehicle enters but is never seen leaving. Tarps and fences strategically placed to hide vehicles. Back yard concealed from view. Stripped cars litter neighborhood. Vehicles worked on at all hours of day and night. Noise of cutting metal. Vehicle parts seen leaving, but never arriving. Vehicles brought or towed in during the middle of the night. Mechanic is anti-social and never talks about vehicles. CAPTION(S): Box, Photo Photo: A detective takes inventory of auto parts Auto parts are components of automobiles. They mainly are, in alphabetic order (only car specific articles or articles with car section):
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