‘Every week we’re here we get a stolen vehicle’: Heart of Texas Auto Theft Task Force helps find stolen cars in Central Texas

KWTX, By Isabella Quintanilla, August 14, 2024

WACO, Texas (KWTX) — Texas is one of the leading states in car theft, and according to the Heart of Texas Auto Theft Task Force vin swapping is a growing issue that’s now spreading to Central Texas.

Just this week officers with the task force along with the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office, Waco PD, and the National Insurance Crime Bureau, recovered five stolen pickup trucks here in Waco that all had their vin numbers swapped.

Captain Howard Stinehour with the Auto Theft Task Force says this is more common than people might think, explaining that “every week we’re here we get a stolen vehicle.”

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