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Kim Warehime, a Wichita police lieutenant with the auto theft section, said most children who steal the Kias and Hyundais don’t realize the consequences for them or the effect it has on the victim.
Kia Challenge. The Kia Challenge is a viral TikTok trend to which a series of motor vehicle thefts is attributed, targeting Kia and Hyundai vehicles in the United States manufactured between 2011 and 2021. The trend, which began in October 2022, has led to eight fatalities, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The "TikTok Kia/Hyundai social media challenge" is likely a factor in a rise in theft of Kias and Hyundais, the LAPD alert said. The vehicles last year made up about 13% of all stolen vehicles ...
Jul. 27—By Mark Shaffer. The Ironton Tribune. The Kia Boys Tik Tok trend has come to Ironton after a group of Greenup County teenagers broke into several cars and even stole one for a joy ride ...
DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have moved about 300 endangered sea corals from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration. Nova Southeastern University and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi researchers packed up the corals Wednesday at the NSU's Oceanographic Campus in Dania Beach. The sea creatures were then ...
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] Property losses due to motor vehicle theft ...
Joyride (crime) 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.
According to the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, 3,000 Hyundais and Kias have been reported stolen in the city so far this year. Cities nationwide are suing Kia and Hyundai for increased car thefts ...