16-03-2025
Porsche pirates: El Paso police recover stolen sports cars, arrest 4 in auto theft case
El Paso police arrested four men and within six hours recovered four Porsche 911 sports cars that were stolen last week.
The high-end sports cars — worth a total of more than $1 million — were stolen on Wednesday, March 12, from an unspecified building in Central El Paso, a police news release stated.
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Investigators with the Auto Theft Task Force with the help of the Central Tactical Unit were able to recover the stolen cars within six hours of the time they were taken, police said.
Four El Paso men were arrested and booked into the Downtown jail on Wednesday and Thursday in connection with the case. Details on the theft itself were not immediately released as an investigation continued.
Those arrested in connection with the Porsche thefts case and their charges were:
Corey Dana Reed, 37, theft of property over $300,000. He remains jailed on a $300,000 bond.
Milton Castilleja, 36, theft of property over $30,000 under $150,000, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of having a prohibited item in a correctional facility. Remains jailed on a $109,000 total bond.
Juan Reynaldo Ochoa, 43, two counts of possession of a controlled substance and criminal trespass. Jailed on a $8,500 total bond.
Luis Miguel Ubieta, 42, possession of a controlled substance. Booked on Wednesday and released Thursday on a $2,5000 surety bond, according to jail records.
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This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: El Paso police make arrests, recover stolen Porsche sports cars