VEHICLE PARTS SEIZED; AUTHORITIES SUSPECT CARS WERE STOLEN.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer Green fluid leaking under a door at the Lancaster Business Park led them to about $50,000 to $60,000 worth of parts from cars that authorities suspect were stolen. Neighbors, fearing the green fluid was hazardous, called firefighters, who broke into the rental unit to find the source of the leak. The liquid proved to be just soap leaking from a vat, but officials at the scene spotted what they suspect was a chop shop dismantling stolen vehicles for parts. ``We figure there are car parts for at least nine vehicles,'' said sheriff's Deputy Jim Wright. Deputies say they found BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. , Mercedes-Benz, Kia Sophia, Honda, Nissan and Toyota parts in the commercial rental. ``We're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the guy who's renting the place,'' said Wright. ``We've been unsuccessful so far. ``He told a neighbor that he gets cars from junk yards and sends them out of the country. We just want to know why the identifying numbers have been removed.'' Officials believe the cars did not come from the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley . Some of the parts came from a BMW registered to an owner in the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. area. ``The entire car was there,'' said Wright. ``It was just all cut up.'' Officials said that the tenant had been renting the space for about three weeks. After obtaining a search warrant Tuesday morning, officials began carrying out parts including leather seats, windshields, tires, seats, doors, dashboards and wheels. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Sheriff's Deputy Christopher Keeling keeling the marking of ewes by the ram when they are mated by the marking on the ewe of paint or chalk from the sternum of the ram. examines 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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