Police said they raided a garage and found an engine and transmission from a stolen car that were in the process of being put onto another car.

Police uncovered an illegal chop shop and arrested two men following a search of a garage on East Street, authorities said Tuesday. The Waterbury Police Department's Auto Theft Unit executed a search warrant at 33-35 East Street on Jan.

WATERBURY, CT (WFSB) - Two people were charged for operating a chop shop in Waterbury, police announced. They identified the arrestees as 33-year-old Melvin Mendez and 34-year-old Ronal Breins, both of Waterbury.