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This has led to an increase in chop shops in the U.K. Through the first half of 2024, local authorities have uncovered 37 chop shops throughout the country, a big increase from last year.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
Members of the Greater Hartford Regional Auto Theft Task Force identified and located the chop shop at a residence in the south district of the city after initiating an investigation into the rise of car thefts, wheel and tire thefts and car break-ins, according to the Hartford Police Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2024
After arresting and questioning the chop shop owner, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office said, investigators followed the trail of Baumgardner and Vera Moran.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
What started with a chop shop bust in Doral took investigators to an Allapattah building with a 70-year-old auto tag agency and a clerk accused of running a $3 million car title fraud.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
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First Known Use
1977, in the meaning defined above
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“Chop shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20shop. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
chop shop
noun
: a place where stolen automobiles are stripped for salable parts
Legal Definition
chop-shop
nounˈchäp-ˌshäp
: a place where stolen automobiles are stripped of salable parts
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