Ramon Reimer, 38, was charged with 73 counts each of auto theft, fencing and receiving stolen property
TRENTON - A Trenton man was charged with stealing at least 73 cars - valued at more than $100,000 - and selling them to a Morrisville, Pa. auto wrecker, Trenton police said.
Ramon Reimer, 38, was arrested and charged with stealing 73 cars in Trenton. Ramon Reimer, 38, was arrested by members of the Warrant Squad on Oct. 28 on the 800 block of Lindale Avenue. He was charged with 73 counts each of auto theft, fencing and receiving stolen property. His bail is currently set at $100,000, Detective Sgt. Darren Zappley said.
Zappley said their investigation is ongoing and Pennsylvania authorities are investigating the auto wrecker, with possible charges pending.
Trenton police along with a State Police unit three months ago began tracking stolen late-model Honda Civics and Accords that were disappearing from the east side of the city, beginning in January, according to Sgt. Darren Zappley.
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One of those cars was equipped with a GPS device, which led police to the Morrisville salvage yard. Records were subpoenaed, and police found a series of checks made out to one person, Zappley said.
Those checks were cashed, in Trenton, at the same check cashing business in an East Trenton neighborhood near where most of the cars were stolen, Zappley said.
Police declined to name either business.
Records at the check casher were seized, revealing that Reimer cashed numerous checks from the auto wrecker in Trenton, Zappley said.
"He left a long paper trail,'' Zappley said.
Reimer made about $22,000 selling stolen cars to the Pennsylvania auto wrecker since January, Zappley said.
The cars were older vehicles dating back to 1994, which were easier to steal, Zappley said. The newest car was a 2001, he said.
The estimated value of all the cars totaled about $108,000, Zappley said.
Trenton detectives Kevin Starkey and William Salhanick, along with State Police Detective Matt Conde, are credited with the investigation leading to Reimer's arrest, Zappley said.
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