chop shop
Example Sentences
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Kyle Camp's gang stole vehicles to order across Greater Manchester, which were then dismantled in chop shops and sold abroad.
From BBC
A man has been arrested after police found 18 stolen cars worth more than £436,000 at a suspected "chop shop".
From BBC
It grew through the pandemic, as many encampments did, but then about two years ago turned into a full-blown “chop shop,” he says.
From Seattle Times
Councilmember Joe Buscaino, who introduced the motion last fall, said chop shops have become a pervasive problem in the city, and a new ordinance was needed to help Los Angeles police officers address it.
From Los Angeles Times
In 2017, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act was among laws invoked when authorities broke up what a federal prosecutor in South Dakota called ″a chop shop for eagles.”
From Seattle Times
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