ABC 7 NYNEW YORK (WABC) -- Eight men have been charged in a years-long car theft ring that caused millions of dollars in losses, police and federal prosecutors announced Friday.
Authorities said the men stole hundreds of cars, working in the dead of night, looking for Honda, Acura and Jeep vehicles.
NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said the thieves worked fast. They cruised the streets of the city in the middle of the night. They knew exactly what they were looking for-and how to steal it.
"These thieves were very sophisticated, very complex. They were able to go 'old school' to break into the car, meaning popping the driver's side door lock. But then, they use computers to basically reprogram keys to match that car. So a theft would take less than less than 2 minutes to steal the car," h
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