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<\/p>\nPHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police are investigating after multiple vehicles were found stripped of parts and abandoned in the city’s Germantown neighborhood.<\/p>\n
It’s raising questions about whether the discoveries are connected to a broader pattern of auto thefts targeting Hondas across the city.<\/p>\n
Dan Zobel of Horsham said he began noticing the vehicles in a field near his workplace while walking his dog. He reported each discovery to police.<\/p>\n
It did not take long for one vehicle’s owner to learn where it had ended up.<\/p>\n
“Within an hour someone had messaged me,” Zobel said after posting a photo of a Honda Pilot in a social media group.<\/p>\n
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Images show cars found stripped in Philadelphia’s Germantown section in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
Zobel said the vehicles have been appearing regularly in the same area.<\/p>\n
“Every Monday for the past three weeks there’s been cars,” he said.<\/p>\n
According to police, three vehicles were recovered near Logan and Stenton avenues on the day Zobel spoke with Action News, and a fourth vehicle was recovered on Oct.19.<\/p>\n
Zobel said he found two Acuras tucked away in the trees near the Honda Pilot. On another occasion, he found another Acura parked in plain sight with no wheels or doors.<\/p>\n
The discoveries come as police continue investigating organized vehicle theft operations in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
In September, Capt. Robert McKeever of the Philadelphia Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit gave Action News a look inside a newly discovered chop shop in North Philadelphia.<\/a><\/p>\n