Stolen Cars Sold To Scrap Yard, Police Say

[Chris_]

Stolen Cars Sold To Scrap Yard, Police Say
^{Reported By Jonathan Martin, WSMV-TV}

La VERGNE, Tenn.  — A man and his sister are accused of stealing more than a dozen cars in Nashville. Police said their father was also involved in the thefts. Though many of stolen cars were located, the victims will not get them back.

Each time a car is sold to the La Vergne scrap yard, $200-$500 goes to whoever brings it in. Police said Rodney Dobson, his sister, Shequitta, and their father, Nathaniel, made a lot of money turning in cars to scrap yards. The problem is, police said, most were stolen.

Hazzard said the Dobsons would target apartment complexes and cars abandoned on the side of the interstate, mainly on Interstate 40 near Briley Parkway.

Police said that in the last six months, the Dobsons turned in 28 cars; however, detectives have only been able to confirm that eight were stolen.

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[true_blood]

Police said that in the last six months, the Dobsons turned in 28 cars; however, detectives have only been able to confirm that eight were stolen.

And no one questioned them about the amount of cars they turn in for cash?! That's a lot of cars to the junk yard.

[vesta111]

And no one questioned them about the amount of cars they turn in for cash?! That's a lot of cars to the junk yard.

For crying out loud, this has been going on for 50 years--does the name Chop Shop ring a bell.???

[JohnnyReb]

In S.C. and maybe other states, when you sale a 'whole' car for the scrape metal, you have to have the title for it and it's turned in to the state. If scrape yards are crushing these cars minus the proper title then they are in as much trouble as the thieves.

With the price of scrape metal at the highs they are now, I have no doubt that the thieves and scrape yards are doing this.