Car Theft

TORTILLA BANDIT: Man Vandalizes Cars, But Steals Nothing And Leaves Tortillas

AP | Posted 05.17.2012

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SEATTLE -- Seattle police are scratching their heads about this one. A car prowler shattered a window of a parked Jeep, stole nothing and left behind...

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Cops: Car Thief Who Crashed Was Eating, Texting

AP | Posted 03.29.2012

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KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Texting and eating while driving? Not the best plan. Do those things while driving a stolen truck and the trouble mounts. Kennewi...

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Handcuffed Man Steals Cop Car Then Radios For Help To Find Keys

AP | CHARLES WILSON | Posted 03.12.2012

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INDIANAPOLIS — A handcuffed drug suspect who stole and wrecked a police cruiser in northwest Indiana is still on the loose, but he did not take ...

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Disabled, Ill Vet Can't Get To Doctor After Thief Steals Car

HuffingtonPost.com | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 01.06.2012

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UPDATED: Jan. 6, 2012 12 p.m. After watching MSNBC's segment about Armando Fontaine, a businessman from Coral Springs, Fla., -- who wishes to remai...

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Suspected Car Thief Calls 911 During Police Chase

AP | Posted 11.22.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- A wounded car-theft suspect fleeing police at speeds up to 100 mph surrendered Monday after calling authorities – to help him. T...

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Car Thieves Prefer Escalades: Study

AP | By BREE FOWLER | Posted 10.25.2011

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NEW YORK -- The Cadillac Escalade, a top pick of the rich and famous ranging from Hollywood celebrities to Wall Street executives, is also the favorit...

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How Thieves Can Use Texting To Steal Cars

AP | JORDAN ROBERTSON | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Video, Car Theft Texting, Car Theft, Car Jacking, Car Jacking Text, Hacking, Hackers, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO — Texting and driving don't go well together – though not in the way you might think. Computer hackers can force some cars ...

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WATCH: 'Bentley Bandit' Busted, According To Cops

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Muessig | Posted 09.17.2011

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He drove it like he stole it. Then he crashed it and got arrested. After months of brazen luxury car thefts in more than half a dozen states, law e...

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Guy Fieri's $200K Yellow Lamborghini Stolen By Rappelling Thief

Eater National | Posted 05.25.2011

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Food Network star Guy Fieri's bright yellow Lamborghini has been stolen! Like something out of a movie, the thief used climbing gear to get onto the r...

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$94,000 BMW Stolen At Detroit Auto Show

Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Car Theft, Auto Theft, BMW 705i, Bmw, Detroit Auto Show, Car Theives, Westin Book Cadillac, Business News

DETROIT: When carmakers like BMW say they hope people find their next car at auto shows like the one in Detroit this week, this wasn't exactly what th...

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Major Car Theft Ring Busted After Dragging Deputy

KMGH Denver | Deb Stanley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Car Theft, Colorado Organized Crime Control Act, Harold Ernest Margeson, Jefferson County, Colorado Car Theft, Deputy Dragged, Tiffany Nicole Weaver, Levi Gregory Yazzie, Denver News

DENVER -- A Denver Grand Jury has issued 103-count indictment naming eight co-defendants in a major auto theft ring that targeted victims across the D...

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The Top 10 Cars Most Likely To Be Stolen

HuffPost/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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AP -- The blinged-out Cadillac Escalade SUV, a favorite of A-listers like Tiger Woods, is once again the vehicle voted most likely to be stolen, accor...

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Want To Stop Car Thieves? Paint Your Car Yellow

Posted 05.25.2011

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If you're looking to keep your car out of the hands of thieves, try getting a paint job. A new study based on automobile data from the Netherlands sug...

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Woman's Stolen Car Found Completely "Pimped Out"

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (Associated Press) -- A Brooklyn schoolteacher whose car was stolen three years ago has gotten it back -- totally souped-up and unrecognizabl...

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Car Stolen During TV Interview With Cop (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

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CNN caught more than it bargained for when interviewing a policeman in a parking lot. As the camera was rolling a thief climbed into a white sedan and...

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