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The leader of a regional organized theft crew, who orchestrated the thefts of catalytic converters from nearly 500 vehicles across the region, multiple jewelry store robberies and the stealing of banks' automated teller machines has been sentenced in federal court in Boston.
Rafael Davila, a/k/a "Robbin Hood," of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Davila was also ordered to pay restitution of approximately $157,000 and complete 75 hours of community service at a food pantry.
Law enforcement officials said there has been a "precipitous decline in catalytic converter thefts" in Massachusetts as a result of the takedown – with nine reported incidents of catalytic converter theft over the past 18 months...