Facebook Marketplace scam busted after stolen dirt bikes and ATVs recovered in Boston area raids

Police say suspects used fake checks to steal off-road vehicles before investigators tracked the operation to homes in Dorchester and Dedham

BOSTON, Mass. — A joint investigation into fraudulent Facebook Marketplace vehicle sales led to multiple arrests and the recovery of stolen ATVs, dirt bikes and a firearm during coordinated raids in Dorchester and Dedham, police said.

Boston police said members of the department’s Auto Theft Unit partnered with Milton Police to investigate the theft of several off-highway vehicles connected to online marketplace scams.

Investigators said the suspects allegedly arranged purchases through Facebook Marketplace before paying victims with fra...