: a place where stolen automobiles are stripped of salable parts
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But in 2023, after buying three cars from the impound lot, Lusk was indicted and charged with three counts of theft of a motor vehicle and violations of Tennessee’s chop shop laws.—Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 30 Mar. 2026 Garcia was detained and later arrested on two counts of grand theft auto, one count of owning or aiding in operating a chop shop, and one count of forging or altering a vehicle title, according to his arrest report.—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026 Chacon pleaded guilty to felony charges of motor vehicle theft, forgery, and operating a chop shop, prosecutors said.—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2025 One time, the chop shop made brownies out of beets, according to Avner.—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chop shop