Police: Man arrested for stealing tractors

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March 21, 2008 - 10:05 AM

By JOSE BORJON

The Brownsville Herald

BROWNSVILLE - A 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on charges of being part of an auto-theft ring that was allegedly stealing tractors.

Tirso Alamillo was charged with six counts of theft of a motor vehicle and one count of engaging in organized criminal activity, police Sgt. Jimmy Manrrique said.

The auto-theft ring was stealing large machinery from construction sites, according to a police report.

"The ring is accused of stealing six back-hoe tractors ... and a motor grader tractor," Manrrique said. "These vehicle are worth (a lot) of money on the black market and are believed to have been routed to Mexico through the Laredo area."

More arrests are expected in the near future, he said.

Alamillo's bond is set at $35,000.

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