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Thieves Break Window With Rock, Drive Off With Rare Dodge and $1.2 Million Worth of Cars
Thieves Break Window With Rock, Drive Off With Rare Dodge and $1.2 Million Worth of Cars

13 Apr 2024, 21:00 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / Thieves drove right off the showroom floor with $1.2 million worth of cars, with a Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 being among them

 
Watch Four Kia Boys Running Away From the Cops, Caught, Arrested, and Released
Watch Four Kia Boys Running Away From the Cops, Caught, Arrested, and Released

1 Apr 2024, 12:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Kia Boys make the news one more time after stealing a Hyundai and running away from the police before eventually getting caught

 
Desperate Times: Kia Owners Post Messages on Cars to Keep the Kia Boys Away
Desperate Times: Kia Owners Post Messages on Cars to Keep the Kia Boys Away

26 Mar 2024, 16:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Kia Boys don't care if your car is patched or secured with a steering wheel, so owners turned to desperate measures to keep them away

 
Thieves Drive Off With Expensive Cars, Have No Idea How To Put the Top on the Corvette Up
Thieves Drive Off With Expensive Cars, Have No Idea How To Put the Top on the Corvette Up

16 Mar 2024, 16:01 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / Three thieves drove off with three very expensive cars from a dealership, but they had no idea how to put the top of the Corvette up

 
Experiment Shows Thieves Can Steal Any Car They Want in Under a Minute
Experiment Shows Thieves Can Steal Any Car They Want in Under a Minute

6 Mar 2024, 17:59 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Sadly, nobody's safe. These days, people who are bent on breaking the law will leave you without your precious car. There's hope, though

 
Six Kia Boys Caught Hacking a Hyundai Arrested After Hollywood-Style Police Hunt
Six Kia Boys Caught Hacking a Hyundai Arrested After Hollywood-Style Police Hunt

4 Mar 2024, 14:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The group of six, which also included three teenage girls, ran away from the police but eventually got arrested after a massive hunt

 
Man Fresh out of Prison Steals Semi Truck Carrying 10 New Corvettes, He Wanted a Ride Home
Man Fresh out of Prison Steals Semi Truck Carrying 10 New Corvettes, He Wanted a Ride Home

18 Feb 2024, 22:33 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / A man who had just been released from prison stole a truck carrying 10 brand-new C8 Chevrolet Corvettes because he could not find a ride home

 
Kia Gives American Thieves a Tougher, More Physical Obstacle to Beat When Stealing a Car
Kia Gives American Thieves a Tougher, More Physical Obstacle to Beat When Stealing a Car

3 Jan 2024, 08:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / South Korean carmaker Kia released a new physical anti-theft device for the cars that fall pray to a new wave of social media insanity

 
These Are the U.S. Cities Where Cars Might Get Stolen the Most This Holiday Season
These Are the U.S. Cities Where Cars Might Get Stolen the Most This Holiday Season

21 Dec 2023, 23:32 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Christmas is almost here. Many Americans are already traveling or plan on hitting the road soon. There are some urban areas you might want to avoid

 
You Can't Make This Up: Kia Boys Arrested After Six Hits in One Day
You Can't Make This Up: Kia Boys Arrested After Six Hits in One Day

19 Dec 2023, 16:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Two 18-year-old Kia Boyz pushed the whole saga to a new level: they stole cars and other valuables one after another on the same day

 
13-Year-Old Kia Boy Arrested After Trying to Become a TikTok Celebrity
13-Year-Old Kia Boy Arrested After Trying to Become a TikTok Celebrity

7 Dec 2023, 18:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It's not over: the Kia Boys madness continues, with teenagers still breaking into Hyundai and Kia vehicles for Internet views

 
Watch Thieves Steal a Rolls-Royce in 30 Seconds, Learn How To Prevent This Kind of Theft
Watch Thieves Steal a Rolls-Royce in 30 Seconds, Learn How To Prevent This Kind of Theft

25 Nov 2023, 20:26 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Keyless entry can render almost anyone carless in less than a minute. This unlucky Rolls-Royce owner can attest to it. Fortunately, there's an easy fix

 
15YO Kia Boy Steals Car, Crashes It Into the First Pole He Sees
15YO Kia Boy Steals Car, Crashes It Into the First Pole He Sees

20 Nov 2023, 16:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Kia Boys madness continues, as teenagers still find it ridiculously exciting to steal cars and crash them minutes later

 
How General Motors Can Remotely Disable a Stolen Car
How General Motors Can Remotely Disable a Stolen Car

19 Nov 2023, 18:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / OnStar Stolen Vehicle Assistance is a piece of technology that allows the carmaker to locate and disable a stolen vehicle

 
Tesla Model 3 Highland Might Be Much Easier To Steal Thanks to a Small Technical Change
Tesla Model 3 Highland Might Be Much Easier To Steal Thanks to a Small Technical Change

9 Nov 2023, 17:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla Model 3 Highland placed all the communication chips on a separate daughterboard in the headliner, making it easier for thieves to disconnect it

 
These Numbers Reveal the Horrible Effects of the Kia Boys TikTok Hack
These Numbers Reveal the Horrible Effects of the Kia Boys TikTok Hack

2 Nov 2023, 15:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Data shared by the Columbus Division of Police reveal that Hyundai and Kia models account for more than half of stolen vehicles

 
Kia Owner Tackles Kia Boy Trying to Steal His Car, 14 YO Teen Arrested
Kia Owner Tackles Kia Boy Trying to Steal His Car, 14 YO Teen Arrested

30 Oct 2023, 16:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Another episode of the never-ending Kia Boyz saga comes to an end, as two teenagers got arrested after stealing at least six cars

 
Next-Gen Thief Breaks Into Car, Looks for Phone, And Transfers All Money to His Account
Next-Gen Thief Breaks Into Car, Looks for Phone, And Transfers All Money to His Account

6 Oct 2023, 13:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Car thieves are slowly evolving into tech-savvy criminals, as they are now using technology to break into vehicles and steal money

 
Car Thieves Who Target Tesla EVs Use an Ingenious Method To Get Away With the Stolen Cars
Car Thieves Who Target Tesla EVs Use an Ingenious Method To Get Away With the Stolen Cars

4 Oct 2023, 11:20 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Police busted a theft ring in Portland, Oregon that stole multiple Tesla EVs after disabling their GPS devices. Four vehicles were recovered

 
These 5 Features Make the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y Nearly Impossible To Steal
These 5 Features Make the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y Nearly Impossible To Steal

24 Sep 2023, 17:13 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Thieves, begone! That's what a Tesla would say when someone attempts to get inside it without having the proper credentials or take it for a joy ride