Mr. Borelli, who is not a defendant, was convicted two years ago in a related racketeering trial involving a car-theft ring.

"It must be said that nowadays part of their enterprise goes into drug 'posses' and car-theft rings."

If you were running a major car-theft ring, there'd be nothing more valuable than having a cop inside the only major police agency for miles around.

And he also went into "No Man's Land," opening today (review on page C10), as the leader of a highly sophisticated car-theft ring.

In the last year, midshipmen have been charged with rape, drug use and running a car-theft ring.

At the same time he was involved in car-theft ring.

Last year, a group of Bosnian teenagers were arrested on charges linking them to a major car-theft ring.

Residents suggest a car-theft ring may be the most thriving local enterprise.

Not this bogus story about a car-theft ring.

Major car-theft rings run by organized crime in New York and Philadelphia are virtually ignored, he said.