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Fresno police Wednesday updated their list of the city's top five auto thieves. All five of the suspects are wanted by the department's Career Criminal Auto Theft Team and police want help finding them, said Sgt. Tim Tietjen, head of the unit.
Fresno's auto theft rate this year is down 37% compared to last year when the city was deemed the nation's auto-theft capital.
A man who previously was the No. 2 auto thief in Fresno has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to robbery and auto theft, police said. Larry Burgin, 33, was arrested six times in 2011 on what Fresno police say were a "wide variety" of property and drug crimes.
Fresno's top wire thieves are getting a high profile, following a similar effort launched by police to target the city's leading car bandits.
Police are watching for four new trucks and SUVs stolen Monday morning from the Lithia Automotive Group on North Blackstone Avenue in Fresno.