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A car with one of its windows broken. Motor vehicle theft or car theft (also known as a grand theft auto in the United States) is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle. In 2020, there were 810,400 vehicles reported stolen in the United States, up from 724,872 in 2019. [1]
Stolen vehicles found by the police require recovery services. [3] Stolen vehicles that are recovered are examined by the police for the investigation and then towed to the insurance company's designated tow yard. The insurance company then contacts a certified crime scene inspection and decontamination expert to complete a Bio Safe.
According to Bryan Hance, who runs bikeindex.org, a nonprofit international registry of stolen bikes, 11,378 thefts were reported in 2019, with 1,108 bikes recovered. In 2020, the numbers surged ...
Having just purchased the car of my dreams over the past week, nothing could be a scarier thought than having it stolen out of my driveway or garage. Yet, auto theft is a reality for quite a few ...
Driving around in a Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai Sonata or Kia Optima puts you at an increased risk of having your car stolen, according to data collected by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB ...
A Nissan Skyline GT-R damaged after a joyride by car thieves, in Christchurch, New Zealand. Joyriding is driving or riding in a stolen vehicle, most commonly a car, with no particular goal other than the pleasure or thrill of doing so or to impress other people. [1] The term "joy riding" was coined by a New York judge in 1908. [2]
Devon and Cornwall Police said a number of motorbikes, cars and numbers plates were reported to have been stolen from the Camborne, Pool and Redruth areas between 12 October and 19 November.
A bait car, also called a decoy car, hot car, or trap car, is a vehicle used by law enforcement agencies to capture car thieves or thieves who steal items from cars. [1] The vehicles are modified with audio/video surveillance technology, and can be remotely monitored and controlled. Those set up to catch car thieves may include GPS tracking.