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Tire theft epidemic hits Lafayette Parish

Posted at 7:36 PM, Jul 09, 2018
and last updated 2018-07-09 20:36:28-04
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LAFAYETTE, La — Over the past several months several cars and trucks across Lafayette Parish have been found by owners on cinder blocks with their wheels removed and sold for profit. It’s part of a nationwide trend that’s been growing in the age of GPS systems able to track vehicles whereabouts, so thieves are satisfied to simply take the wheels and run.