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Two scrap metal yards raided early Wednesday morning in the northeastern section of the Las Vegas Valley yielded at least eight stolen vehicles and metals, valued at more than $700,000, Metro Police reported today.
Detectives from Metro Police, North Las Vegas Police, Henderson Police, city of Las Vegas marshals, Clark County School District police officers and the FBI's Las Vegas office served search warrants at two ABC Recycling centers. Police called the monthslong investigation Operation Bone Yard after the street name of junk yards and chop shops.
Police reported the following items were seized:
-- From 2630 Betty Lane: 10 vehicles were impounded as evidence. Eight of 203 vehicles that were inspected were confirmed stolen. One is a possible stolen vehicle and is missing its vehicle identification number.
-- From 2480 Pariva St.: 58 pallets containing copper, aluminum and other metals valued at about $300,000 were impounded as evidence.
Police also seized nine forklifts, two dump trucks, two scales, three pallet jacks, several wire stripping machines and about 10 other large pieces of equipment valued at about $400,000.
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