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SAN JOSE - A Santa Clara police officer of 14 years was arrested Friday for allegedly stealing more than $ 75 000 sports car parts in San Jose, according to the district office of the Santa Clara County prosecutor.
Tyson Green, 41, of Los Gatos, was arrested on crimes related to operating a chop shop, receiving stolen property and possession of stolen property, prosecutors said.
An investigation of Green began by a human shopping center compared to a Chevrolet Camaro engine which saw a seller list on Craigslist, according to prosecutors He looked at the engine and based on his knowledge believed the parts were stolen, which led him to notify the law enforcement, prosecutors said.
The regional auto theft Sheriff Santa Clara County Working Group considered the request and learned guarded green Camaro would have four engines worth more than 15,000 each and a dozen car computers in a garage San Jose, prosecutors said.
The engines were found with only the identification numbers of the partial vehicles, according to prosecutors.
Investigators suspect parts were stolen in the Bay Area for the past two years, according to prosecutors.
If convicted, Green faces more than five years in prison, prosecutors said, he is being held in lieu of 50,000 bail, according to jail records.
Auto thefts plaguing our region, directly affecting owners and indirectly affect insurance rates for everyone in the state, Deputy Attorney Michael Vidmar district said in a statement it is deeply disappointing that a member of the enforcement chose to participate in this crime, Vidmar said.
In a statement from the Santa Clara Michael Sellers Chief Police said he was sad to learn that one of my officers, Tyson Green, a veteran of 14 years was arrested.
He was placed on administrative leave with pay when we learned that he was under criminal investigation This is not a true reflection of the hard working men and women of this department who serve and protect our community, said sellers.
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