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Van Buren PD: Three Arrested, 10 Vehicles Recovered From Auto Theft Ring

VAN BUREN (KFSM) — Van Buren police arrested three individuals and recovered 10 vehicles in a seven-day auto theft ring investigating, according to the de...
Van Buren PD: Three Arrested, 10 Vehicles Recovered From Auto Theft Ring

VAN BUREN (KFSM) — Van Buren police arrested three individuals and recovered 10 vehicles in a seven-day auto theft ring investigating, according to the department.

The recovered vehicles are worth about $250,000 and only one of them was stolen from the immediate area, according to police.

Cameron Claybaugh, 30, Whitney Claybaugh, 26, and Casey Lambert, 34, are in custody at the Crawford County Jail in connection to the thefts and other suspects have been identified in the case, police said.

Four vehicles were recovered at the Claybaugh’s home and another six were found in a storage building just outside Van Buren, according to police. All the vehicles were reported stolen over the past few months across Arkansas.

Currently, police don’t believe the Claybaughs or Lambert were involved in stealing the vehicles.

Van Buren police is working with other agencies to track down the other individuals suspected of being involved in the ring. Investigators are not disclosing where the vehicles were stolen from in Arkansas.

Cameron Claybaugh is facing charges of theft by receiving and possession of a controlled substance with purpose to deliver, Whitney Claybaugh is facing a theft by receiving charge and Lambert was arrested on suspicion of theft by receiving, possession of methamphetamine with purpose to deliver and obstruction of governmental operations, according to police

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