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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]
A staged crash, or crash for cash is when criminals maneuver unsuspecting motorists into crashes in order to make false insurance claims. The cars generally suffer little damage in relation to the large demand that is then fraudulently submitted. According to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, staged car crashes are a growing criminal problem.
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]
He thinks the car thieves did surveillance on the brewery before stealing one of four vans because they were able to elude two security cameras out front. They took the van about 4 a.m. from its ...
Once a thief gains access to a smart vehicle, they look for your car's on-board diagnostics board -- known as OBD board -- typically located below the steering wheel.
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The film was shown to students in the UK and was released on YouTube. The film, using local drama students as actors, tells the story of 17-year-old Cassie "Cow" Cowan (Jenny Davies), who texts and drives and gets into a car accident; her friends Emm and Jules (Amy Ingram and Laura Quantick) are in the vehicle with her. [5]
Authorities said the employee was test driving the car when gunfire rang out. Customer shoots and kills mechanic he thought was stealing his car, Georgia cops say Skip to main content