N.J. Stolen Motorcycle Ring Grounded

New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Deborah Gramiccioni announced that five Burlington County men have been indicted for their alleged roles in a motorcycle theft ring. The men were charged in three separate Burlington County grand jury indictments.

According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden Brown, Wilson Lopez, 25, of Burlington, Tyrone Sapp, 31, of Willingboro, and Angel Carrion, III, 28, of Mount Holly, were charged in one indictment with conspiracy, eight counts of theft by unlawful taking, and five counts of receiving stolen property. Lopez was also charged with one count of fencing. All of the charges are third-degree crimes.

In addition, two separate indictments returned by the same Burlington County grand jury charged Neil C. Moyer, 33, of Browns Mills, with third-degree crimes of receiving stolen property and fencing, and Ian Boyington, 30, of Riverside, with third-degree crimes of receiving stolen property, alteration of a vehicle identification number, and motor vehicle title offense.

The indictments are part of an investigation conducted by the New Jersey State Police and the Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor into a ring of persons who were stealing motorcycles, retagging them with new vehicle identification numbers, and selling them.

In some instances, they were reportedly submitting phony insurance claims representing they had been stolen from their owners when, in fact, they had been given up by their owners.

The indictment charging Lopez, Sapp, and Carrion alleges that between December 2003 and June 2004, they conspired to steal six motorcycles and two vans, including a 2003 Honda CBR 600RR motorcycle, a 2001 Honda CBR 900RR motorcycle, a 2003 Suzuki GXR motorcycle, a 2002 Suzuki GXR motorcycle, a 2003 Yamaha R6 motorcycle, a 2002 Honda CBR 600RR motorcycle, a 1997 Dodge cargo van, and a 1998 Ford Econoline van.

The indictment also alleges that Lopez organized the fencing of the stolen 2002 Suzuki GXR motorcycle. The indictment charging Moyer alleges that he knowingly took possession of a stolen 2001 KTM 300 Enduro motorcycle and sold it. The indictment charging Boyington alleges that he knowingly purchased a stolen 2003 Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle stamped with an altered vehicle identification number, and that he fraudulently titled the motorcycle.