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- Elk Grove police found a stolen big rig trailer with $170,000 in Tesla materials.
- The big rig and trailer were reported stolen to CHP East Sacramento a few days ago.
- CHP found the big rig first, then Elk Grove police detectives recovered the trailer.
Authorities this week found a stolen big rig and later its trailer that was recovered while still loaded with $170,000 worth of Tesla auto parts in Elk Grove.
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The big rig and trailer were initially reported stolen a few days ago to the California Highway Patrol’s East Sacramento area office, the Elk Grove Police Department said Wednesday afternoon in a Facebook post.
Police said the stolen trailer had $170,000 worth of Tesla materials. The Police Department did not specify what types of materials were in the trailer.
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Officers with the CHP’s South Sacramento office first found the stolen big rig. The CHP Sacramento County Auto Theft Suppression Task Force then notified Elk Grove police that the stolen trailer with the Tesla materials might be in Elk Grove.
The Police Department’s property crimes detectives then found the stolen trailer. Police said the detectives also discovered all the stolen Teslas items were still inside the trailer.
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