Member of N.J.-based $1.5M luxury car theft ring pleads guilty

The last of four members of a crew that stole $1.5 million in luxury cars in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut has pleaded guilty in federal court.

Malik “Smack” Baker, 29, of the Vauxhall section of Union in Union County, stole 10 cars in the three states and hid them at a stash location on the 100 block of Ellis Avenue in Irvington, authorities said. The thieves then used the stolen cars to swipe other vehicles, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Jersey.

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