car theft

A London couple took matters into their own hands when police were slow to respond to the theft of their Jaguar, using an Apple AirTag to track down and recover the stolen vehicle themselves.

A frantic nine-hour search for a young Illinois girl, who was allegedly abducted by teenagers when they reportedly stole the vehicle she was in, ended in a miracle when the four-year-old was found abandoned in an alley but safe.

Seventeen people allegedly linked to a drug cartel were indicted by a Denver grand jury on Monday and accused of being involved in stealing nearly 200 cars and trading them to drug cartel members.

The recent federal conviction and sentence of a man who tried to run over an FBI agent while driving a stolen truck into Mexico highlights a growing trend plaguing South Texas. Multiple cities are seeing a rise in the thefts of four-door SUVs and pickups that are taken into Mexico at the request of the Gulf Cartel. The criminal organization uses the trucks in their ongoing turf wars.

Car thievery in Tim Walz’s Minnesota has surged to the point that a stolen car drove by during a PSA on car theft aired by WCCO Minnesota.

An elderly California man has been victimized by brazen thieves who made off with his antique car in broad daylight, and he’s blaming the crime on there being “no consequences in this city.”

Chicago police say a 13-year-old girl was shot by a car owner while allegedly trying to steal the car. 

A Chicago man with an ankle monitor who was already up on 160 charges, including murder, has been charged in a new shooting after allegedly being found with two guns in a stolen car.

A white Jeep SUV with a four-month-old baby inside was stolen in Washington, DC, on Friday, according to police.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D) had his vehicle stolen for the second time, though it has since been recovered.

In a desperate attempt to combat the rising tide of vehicle thefts, Washington DC has launched a pilot program to provide residents with free Apple AirTags to track their vehicles once they have been stolen.

A one-year-old baby has been returned safely to their mother after being kidnapped by three suspects during a carjacking in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, police said.

Chicago law enforcement says cars are being stolen by tow trucks at wreck sites in the Loop and South Loop.

Hyundai and Kia have agreed to a $200 million settlement to a class-action lawsuit involving a slew of car thefts due to the company’s easy to steal vehicle. Theft rings of “Kia Boyz” inspired by a viral social media challenge on the China-owned app TikTok have proven cars from both carmakers far easier to steal that other models due to a lack of electronic immobilizers, a common feature on most modern vehicles.

A suspected catalytic converter thief was stabbed to death in a driveway early Friday morning in Los Angeles County, California.

Manufacturers are reportedly scrambling to secure communication systems in their vehicles after thieves discovered new methods to bypass advanced security systems. In some cases, crooks are taking control of vehicles by hacking their headlights. 

A Texas man used an Apple AirTag to successfully track down the person who allegedly stole his truck, and then killed him, police say.

A Kentucky woman had her car stolen after dropping it off at a mechanic’s shop but caught a lucky break the next day when a stranger contacted her to say he had found it, according to a report.

A California man reportedly jumped to his death from a stolen police vehicle while being pursued by highway patrol officers.

Attorney General Rob Bonta (D-CA) is gaslighting the public by blaming automakers for the explosion in California car thefts.

A customer allegedly did not return a $14,000 car to a Houston, Texas, dealership after taking it for a test drive, according to a report.

An Auburn, Washington, homeowner confronted and shot an alleged car thief in his driveway Monday morning around 6:30.

A New York City man was thrown off the roof of his own vehicle when it flipped over during an apparent car theft Monday night.

Footage has been released from the night a 13-year-old boy was shot by a San Antonio police officer after allegedly driving a stolen vehicle into a police car in June.

Police arrested multiple suspects Tuesday following an attempted car theft in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

A Chicago man received a combined 16-year prison sentence for carjacking a driver so that he could get to court for a stolen vehicle case.

Police say several vehicles were stolen early Saturday from a car dealership in the Portage Park area of Chicago, but no one is in custody.

A Chicago man allegedly attacked a woman before stealing her vehicle on September 24 and officials are trying to identify him.

A man clung to the top of an SUV during a possible auto theft Friday in Chicago, according to a report.

When a car was stolen Tuesday in Kentwood, Michigan, with a child inside, two Kelloggsville Public School bus drivers jumped into action.

A Chicago man whose murder sentence was commuted by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker in 2021 was recently arrested for allegedly stealing a van belonging to the city of Kenosha, CWB Chicago reported.

Experts said car thefts are now “effectively decriminalised” in London as police charged less than one per cent of offenders last year.

Police in White Settlement, Texas, were pleasantly surprised when a citizen offered some welcome help to some officers on Saturday.

A fleet of Hyundai cars was apparently stolen in Philadelphia between Monday night and early Tuesday with the keys inside, law enforcement said. 

Three Olympic gold medals earned by Jen Lee, a member of the USA Men’s Sled Hockey team, were recovered in Texas after they were stolen.

Reports of individuals being targeted for crimes by crooks using Apple’s AirTag tracking devices have increased, with police warning that many are being used in carjacking attempts and stalking. Here’s how to tell if you’re being tracked by an Apple AirTag.