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1747 2009-11-05 Troop B Kenner Man Arrested for Possession of $200,000 Worth of Stolen Vehicles
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE

Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

TROOP B- NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Date: November 5, 2009
Kenner Man Arrested for Possession of $200,000 Worth of Stolen Vehicles

Troop B- On November 5, 2009, Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud and Auto Theft Unit detectives arrested a Kenner man, Paul Austin (W/M, 1/27/83), on charges of Possession of Stolen Things and Possession of a Motor Vehicle with an Altered VIN. The arrest stems from an on-going investigation in which detectives determined Mr. Austin was illegally altering the VIN (vehicle identification number) numbers on Ford F-250 trucks by removing the VIN’s from the stolen trucks and replacing them with VIN’s from similar, salvaged trucks that were purchased at auction. Mr. Austin had previously sold three of the F-250 trucks that had the VIN’s altered. He was also found to be in possession of three other stolen F-250 trucks.

Mr. Austin was arrested on the above listed charges and booked at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center.


For more information contact:

Trooper Melissa Matey
Public Affairs Unit
Louisiana State Police – Troop B
Office: (504) 471-2780
melissa.matey@dps.la.gov
www.LSP.org

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