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Three men linked to a multi-state car theft ring are charged in the 2023 deadly shooting of a Philly police sergeant.

Authorities charged 13 people on Friday accused of participating in over 40 car thefts, including 20 in Pennsylvania.

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin called the alleged car theft ring "sophisticated and dangerous."

Authorities in New Jersey have linked members of a multi-state car theft ring to the deadly 2023 shooting of a police Sergent at Philadelphia International Airport .

What we know:

Alex Vargas, 27, and his brother Alexi, 24, are accused of leading a Camden-based auto theft group that is connected to at least 40 stolen vehicles from 2021 to 2024.

The Vargas brothers allegedly identified theft locations, which investigators say primari

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