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Bethel Park Police recover two vehicles connected to car rental scheme

January 28, 2023 / 10:32 AM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

Police recover vehicles connected to rental scheme

BETHEL PARK (KDKA) - Bethel Park Police have said they have recovered two vehicles connected to a fraudulent car rental scheme from Avis.

Police have arrested Babangida Adam and Taiwan Washington.

Both were charged with receiving stolen property.

Last month, a former employee at an Avis in Monroeville was accused of fraudulently renting vehicles in exchange for cash and heroin.

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Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.