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Stories about: car thieves

Thief Steals Car from Hospital Parking Lot, Goes Shopping, Brings It Back
Thief Steals Car from Hospital Parking Lot, Goes Shopping, Brings It Back

18 Jun 2019, 13:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Maryland police are searching for man who is believed to have stolen several vehicles in the past weeks, including one for a Wawa shopping trip

 
Tesla’s Sentry Mode Scares Off Car Thief, Is Modern-Day Superhero
Tesla’s Sentry Mode Scares Off Car Thief, Is Modern-Day Superhero

13 Jun 2019, 15:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A car thief tried to steal the wheels off a parked Tesla in Norway, gave up when he realized he was recorded on camera, after triggering Sentry Mode

 
Woman’s Car Stolen from Dealership After Bringing It In for an Oil Change
Woman’s Car Stolen from Dealership After Bringing It In for an Oil Change

13 Jun 2019, 13:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Carmen took her Hyundai for a routine check at Lehman Autoworld in Miami Gardens, Florida, finds out it was left unlocked overnight, with the keys inside

 
Woman Jumps Through Car Window to Prevent Slider Thief from Taking Her Mercedes
Woman Jumps Through Car Window to Prevent Slider Thief from Taking Her Mercedes

12 Jun 2019, 14:34 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Driver saw would-be thieves pulling in as she was pumping gas, reacted instantly and prevented them from taking anything from her

 
Repo Man Takes NYPD Cop’s Car, Gets Arrested on Felony Charge
Repo Man Takes NYPD Cop’s Car, Gets Arrested on Felony Charge

11 Jun 2019, 14:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tow truck driver says he had a court order for a Nissan Altima whose owner had missed 3 payments, but somehow ended up behind bars himself

 
World’s Dumbest Car Thief Caught After Getting a Burger in Stolen Car
World’s Dumbest Car Thief Caught After Getting a Burger in Stolen Car

7 Jun 2019, 16:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Victim’s daughter spotted the stolen car on her way to work, followed it and called the police. The Ford Taurus was retrieved with some damage

 
Cops: Lock Your Belongings When Working Out, Thieves Are Coming for Your Car
Cops: Lock Your Belongings When Working Out, Thieves Are Coming for Your Car

6 Jun 2019, 13:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Police in Madison, Wisconsin report an increase in the number of car thefts outside health clubs, and the victims are women without locks on their lockers

 
Teens Order Pizza, Carjack Delivery Guy at Gunpoint
Teens Order Pizza, Carjack Delivery Guy at Gunpoint

3 Jun 2019, 13:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Male and female juvenile in Sioux City, Iowa, spent their weekend jacking a car from unsuspecting delivery driver, after placing an order to get him in the area

 
California Cops Catch Big Break in String of Car Burglaries Thanks to Tesla
California Cops Catch Big Break in String of Car Burglaries Thanks to Tesla

31 May 2019, 15:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One of the victims happened to own a Tesla and its cameras snapped a picture of the thief in action. The cops did the rest and the thief is now in jail

 
Woman’s Car Stolen With Baby Inside, She Gets Arrested
Woman’s Car Stolen With Baby Inside, She Gets Arrested

30 May 2019, 15:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Young mother was arrested and charged with child neglect after her car was stolen during a 30-second stop at a cigar store. The baby was found unharmed later

 
Awesome Coincidence: Biker Spots Pal’s Stolen Dirt Bike, Has It Recovered
Awesome Coincidence: Biker Spots Pal’s Stolen Dirt Bike, Has It Recovered

24 May 2019, 13:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Liam Robertson spotted 2 men wheeling what looked like his friend’s missing dirt bike and made sure police came to arrest them and recover it

 
3 Friends Steal 26 Rental Cars from Their Bosses, Ship Them to Mexico
3 Friends Steal 26 Rental Cars from Their Bosses, Ship Them to Mexico

24 May 2019, 11:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Arizona trio charged with auto theft after they used their position with 2 rental car companies to steal over 2 dozen vehicles right off the lot

 
“Bus Fanatic” Steals Double-Deckers for Fun, Even Picks Passengers on the Way
“Bus Fanatic” Steals Double-Deckers for Fun, Even Picks Passengers on the Way

24 May 2019, 09:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / 20-year-old man from London pleads guilty to 8 offenses after stealing 2 Routemaster buses on 2 separate occasions, and taking them on joyrides

 
Police Show How Quickly a Car Theft Can Happen to Warn Owners
Police Show How Quickly a Car Theft Can Happen to Warn Owners

23 May 2019, 15:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Moline Police Department has received 39 complaints of stolen vehicles this year, urges owners to lock their vehicles

 
Suspect Poops in Car During Break-In, Makes it Easier For The Cops
Suspect Poops in Car During Break-In, Makes it Easier For The Cops

22 May 2019, 13:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Car thief couldn’t hold it in while breaking in several cars in residential neighborhood in San Diego, police are already on his trail

 
Drunk 12-Year-Old Steals Grandpa’s Car, Leads Police on High-Speed Chase
Drunk 12-Year-Old Steals Grandpa’s Car, Leads Police on High-Speed Chase

16 May 2019, 14:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Police were responding to an unrelated call when they saw the car speeding. The driver peeled off before they even got the chance to summon her to pull over

 
Las Vegas Woman Falsely Reports Car And Child Stolen
Las Vegas Woman Falsely Reports Car And Child Stolen

16 May 2019, 13:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Shavona Miller tried to get back at the father of her baby by falsely reporting him to the police, got arrested and charged instead

 
Stolen Audi Crashes Into Creek During Intense Police Pursuit
Stolen Audi Crashes Into Creek During Intense Police Pursuit

9 May 2019, 12:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Cop humor: West Midlands Police, the Traffic division, shares aerial footage of intense pursuit that ended when a stolen car crashed into a brook

 
Florida Man Steals Friend’s Mercedes-AMG, Crashes it Into BMW
Florida Man Steals Friend’s Mercedes-AMG, Crashes it Into BMW

7 May 2019, 14:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Corey Feldman stole the car from a gas station and sped away in it, crashing it into another car and fleeing the scene. He is now at the hospital

 
Car Thieves Casually Walk Into Georgia Dealership, Drive Off in 4 Cars
Car Thieves Casually Walk Into Georgia Dealership, Drive Off in 4 Cars

6 May 2019, 15:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Not exactly pros: gang hits car dealership and steals 4 new cars, pays no mind to security cameras. Clayton County Police is asking for public’s cooperation