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Charles Henderson found he still had smartphone access to his old car even though he'd sold it. Simply going into a car's settings and deleting your phone from the list of previously paired Bluetooth devices does not guarantee that this will overwrite the data on the car's storage device. To read…
A Canberra man who had his vehicle stolen was able to tell police exactly where it was after tracking his mobile phone, which was still in the car. Read more…
Reflecting a similar experience with vehicles, the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) annual watercraft theft report shows a 1 percent increase in watercraft theft in 2016, reversing a multi-year downward trend. A total of 5,116 watercraft were reported stolen between January 1 and December 31, 2016. To read…
Monrovia – A FrontPageAfrica investigation has uncovered a major car theft ring in Liberia involving a local car rental company, Oragon International Rent-A-Car. Read more at…
LOS ANGELES - Three teenagers who were enrolled in the Los Angeles Police Department's cadet program stole three police cruisers along with stun guns, radios and a bulletproof vest during a string of thefts then ended in a pair of car chases late Wednesday night, according to Police Chief Charlie…
A TALENTED horse-rider and wannabe model has been jailed after acting as a getaway driver for a gang of car thieves who stole £700k worth of luxury motors. Kirstie Covele, 18, has been caged for two years after she drove the gang to 13 of the 33 burglaries they carried out during a two-month crime spree in Kent and South East…
Chinese researchers have found a way to steal a car with a couple of radios that cost $11 each. According to Wired, researchers at Qihoo 360 used the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam to showcase a simple way to steal a car without the owner ever knowing. To read…
According to court records, the transnational criminal organization is responsible for the theft of more than 150 Jeep Wranglers worth approximately $4.5 million within San Diego County since 2014. The Hooligans used high-tech methods to disable security systems and steal away with Jeeps in just a few minutes, in the middle of the night, while unsuspecting owners slept nearby. To read…
More than 40 luxury cars have been stolen from Britain and sent to Thailand, according to Thai and British authorities. Of them, at least three have already been sold to buyers who may not know about the illegal background of the dream cars. To read…
Edmonton police and the insurance industry are pointing the finger at drivers for a spike in vehicle thefts. Last year, vehicle thefts jumped by 41 per cent over 2015, and most of those vehicles were stolen with the keys still in them, police…