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Authorities Announce Arrest Of 12 In Connection With Alleged Crime Spree; 4 Sought

By Mike Dougherty

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The ATF and U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia announced the arrest of 12 people and they're seeking four more in connection with an 18 month crime spree from 2012 to 2014.

"Some of the vicious people I've seen in all of my years in law enforcement," said ATF Special Agent Kelly Brady.

"They threatened to sodomize the victims. They scalded them with hot water. They water boarded them all in an attempt to try to elicit information to where their valuables were," said Brady.

Brady says the suspects targeted people believed to be drug dealers and went to great lengths to find and track their victims.

"They actually used GPS trackers so that way they could track their victims without having to get too close to them."

Authorities say some suspects even dressed as police on occasion.

All 16 face extensive charges.

Four men are still on the loose.

 

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Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call 911.

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