LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - A whistleblower who works within the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area came forward exclusively to FOX 11 with claims of a crime ring using a system of tunnels to make stolen cars disappear.
"I would say on average, it happens at least once a week," the whistleblower said.
The worker wants to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation. However, he claims a tunnel along the Rio Hondo is used like a garage by thieves trying to hide stolen vehicles and other expensive items.
"They come into the channel," the whistleblower said. "They hide the vehicles, because they know whether the car has LoJack or not, or some sort of GPS tracker on it, once it’s under 3 feet of soil the signal is lost."
He estimates the one specific tunnel goes about nine or 10 miles.
"Once you go inside there, there are other small tunnels that branch off," the whistleblower said. "Law enforcement is not going to risk their lives in there."
Just two weeks ago, SkyFOX was above a wild police pursuit in Pico Rivera where a driver in a stolen truck used the same exact tunnel to escape from authorities. The truck could clearly be seen driving into the tunnel with deputies nearby.
"For me seeing it, it was just another business day for them," the whistleblower said. "I was not surprised at all."
The whistleblower then took FOX 11 to another location within Whittier Narrows about a mile and a half from the tunnel. The man claims thieves take the stolen cars from the tunnels to the...
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