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Where Your Car Is Most Likely to Be Stolen in Every State

Motor vehicle theft rates have surged over 14% in the past two years, with significant implications for victims.

York Regional Police launch new campaign to tackle auto theft | CBC News

York Regional Police launch Auto Guard 2.0 campaign using data to combat auto theft in targeted regions.

Where Your Car Is Most Likely to Be Stolen in Every State

Motor vehicle theft rates have surged over 14% in the past two years, with significant implications for victims.

York Regional Police launch new campaign to tackle auto theft | CBC News

York Regional Police launch Auto Guard 2.0 campaign using data to combat auto theft in targeted regions.
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Bright purple $285,000 McLaren is seized, man arrested in alleged scheme to flip luxury cars

Zihua Zhang was arrested for a car-laundering scheme involving stolen luxury cars with counterfeit identifiers.
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Toronto police bust auto theft ring, arrest 4 men, recover 100 stolen vehicles | CBC News

Toronto police dismantled auto theft ring, arrested 4 men, recovered 100+ stolen vehicles in Project Poacher.

Halton police bust alleged GTA auto-theft ring shipping stolen vehicles to Dubai and Morocco | CBC News

Eight men charged in an organized auto-theft ring stealing luxury vehicles for overseas shipment.
Investigation led to 55 charges and recovery of 12 stolen vehicles, with more thefts suspected.

The top 10 most stolen vehicles in Ontario last year | CBC News

The Range Rover has a high theft rate in Ontario, with significant links to organized crime.
Auto theft in Ontario increased by 48% from 2021 to 2023, with a vehicle stolen every five minutes.

Toronto police bust auto theft ring, arrest 4 men, recover 100 stolen vehicles | CBC News

Toronto police dismantled auto theft ring, arrested 4 men, recovered 100+ stolen vehicles in Project Poacher.

Halton police bust alleged GTA auto-theft ring shipping stolen vehicles to Dubai and Morocco | CBC News

Eight men charged in an organized auto-theft ring stealing luxury vehicles for overseas shipment.
Investigation led to 55 charges and recovery of 12 stolen vehicles, with more thefts suspected.

The top 10 most stolen vehicles in Ontario last year | CBC News

The Range Rover has a high theft rate in Ontario, with significant links to organized crime.
Auto theft in Ontario increased by 48% from 2021 to 2023, with a vehicle stolen every five minutes.
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Stolen vehicles left to 'cool off' in Scarborough lead police to lay over 100 charges | CBC News

Four individuals are facing 142 charges related to a stolen vehicle operation in Scarborough, Toronto, emphasizing increased auto theft issues.

'This is the spot': Police focus on combating auto theft, violent carjackings in GTA | CBC News

Auto theft poses a national crisis in Canada, particularly severe in the Greater Toronto Area, prompting increased police efforts.

Toronto police offering award of up to $5K for auto-theft tips | CBC News

Toronto police are incentivizing community engagement to combat rising auto thefts with reward offers for valuable tips.
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License plate camera leads to arrest

Atherton police effectively used license plate cameras to quickly arrest a suspect in a stolen car case.

Arrests, car recoveries and gun seizures rise in Oakland after state law-enforcement surge

Law enforcement surge in Oakland led to 181 arrests, 30 guns seized, and 414 stolen vehicles recovered.
California Highway Patrol focus on auto theft, cargo theft, retail crime, violent crime, and traffic enforcement.

License plate camera leads to arrest

Atherton police effectively used license plate cameras to quickly arrest a suspect in a stolen car case.

Arrests, car recoveries and gun seizures rise in Oakland after state law-enforcement surge

Law enforcement surge in Oakland led to 181 arrests, 30 guns seized, and 414 stolen vehicles recovered.
California Highway Patrol focus on auto theft, cargo theft, retail crime, violent crime, and traffic enforcement.
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How to protect your keyless car from theft

Using wireless key fobs and push-button starters in cars can make them vulnerable to relay attacks by thieves.

Car thefts and carjackings are up. Unreliable data makes it hard to pinpoint why.

Car thefts and carjackings have increased significantly compared to pre-pandemic levels.
Teenagers on social media are exposing vulnerabilities in certain car models, contributing to the surge in auto thefts.

Latest line: A good week for Rob Bonta, a bad week for Serranus Hastings

California attorney general Rob Bonta has raised $2 million since July, surpassing the funds raised by the top four candidates for governor.
A judge ruled that the state did not violate the law by removing the name of former attorney general Serranus Hastings from UC's law school in San Francisco.

Car insurance costs to rise in 2024 thanks to inflation, rampant auto thefts: report | CBC News

Car insurance premiums are expected to continue rising in 2024.
The increase in premiums is driven by inflation, rampant auto theft, and the need for more funds to cover higher claim payouts.

Federal ministers, Ontario officials to make announcement at York police headquarters | CBC News

Federal ministers of public safety and justice will make an announcement alongside Ontario officials at a news conference.
The announcement comes in the wake of a national summit on combating auto theft and rising vehicle theft in Ontario.
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Another NYC thief steals car with baby inside - and may have answered owner's phone when cops called

A series of brazen thefts involving children being kidnapped in stolen vehicles, highlighting the vulnerability of parents and the need for caution.
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