Bridgeview police announced Tuesday that two suspects have been taken into custody following a police raid of a suspected illegal chop shop at 10024 S. Harlem Avenue.
The raid took place in the early morning hours on Monday at the Public Storage location.
Among stolen items recovered were: three stolen vehicles in different stages of disassembly; five engines with attached transmissions; numerous auto part components.
“We recovered these items in five different storage units,” Bridgeview Police Chief Ricardo Mancha said.
Mancha said the Bridgeview Police Department coordinated the raid with the Illinois Statewide Auto Theft Task Force and the Major Case Unit (Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Worth and Chicago Ridge), which provided additional investigative assistance taking photos, attempting to ID all parts and inventory all recovered parts.
“This is an ongoing investigation. Bridgeview police received and responded to a call of suspicious activity at the Public Storage facility. Upon arrival we encountered several individuals who were taken into custody.”
Police are looking for a third suspect.
Mancha said the investigation was continuing.
“The police officers and investigators have done a great job,” Mancha said.
“But without that individual calling it in, we may not have come across this. So a big thank you to them.”
