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5 youths arrested after alleged car theft and collision in Shearwater
Emergency crews responded to a collision in Shearwater late Monday and determined that one of the vehicles involved was stolen from Truro earlier in the day.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/truro-youths-arrested-car-theft-collision-9.7132072?cmp=rss

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RaymondPierreL3 Mar 16

@jhaue
I wouldn’t recommend the cheap ‘covers’ even with keys. Best bet is to flash the car’s system with encryption for key codes IMO. Thinking about doing just that to my Commodore, currently finding out about it from my service techs. (GenTech Canberra)

#Cars #ODBLocks #CarTheft

Global News Canada Feb 23

Calgary couple hopeful wedding dress and wheelchair will be returned after car theft
A Calgary family is hoping thieves will return a wedding dress and wheelchair that were in their car when it was stolen from outside a local business last week.
#crime #loss #Calgary #Canada #CalgaryPoliceService #cartheft
https://globalnews.ca/news/11678695/calgary-couple-stolen-vehicle-wedding-dress-wheelchair/

Global News Feb 23

Calgary couple hopeful wedding dress and wheelchair will be returned after car theft
A Calgary family is hoping thieves will return a wedding dress and wheelchair that were in their car when it was stolen from outside a local business last week.
#crime #loss #Calgary #Canada #CalgaryPoliceService #cartheft
https://globalnews.ca/news/11678695/calgary-couple-stolen-vehicle-wedding-dress-wheelchair/

Global News Calgary Feb 23

Calgary couple hopeful wedding dress and wheelchair will be returned after car theft
A Calgary family is hoping thieves will return a wedding dress and wheelchair that were in their car when it was stolen from outside a local business last week.
#crime #loss #Calgary #Canada #CalgaryPoliceService #cartheft
https://globalnews.ca/news/11678695/calgary-couple-stolen-vehicle-wedding-dress-wheelchair/

Global News Lethbridge Feb 23

Calgary couple hopeful wedding dress and wheelchair will be returned after car theft
A Calgary family is hoping thieves will return a wedding dress and wheelchair that were in their car when it was stolen from outside a local business last week.
#crime #loss #Calgary #Canada #CalgaryPoliceService #cartheft
https://globalnews.ca/news/11678695/calgary-couple-stolen-vehicle-wedding-dress-wheelchair/

Global News Edmonton Feb 23

Calgary couple hopeful wedding dress and wheelchair will be returned after car theft
A Calgary family is hoping thieves will return a wedding dress and wheelchair that were in their car when it was stolen from outside a local business last week.
#crime #loss #Calgary #Canada #CalgaryPoliceService #cartheft
https://globalnews.ca/news/11678695/calgary-couple-stolen-vehicle-wedding-dress-wheelchair/

Juggling With Eggs Feb 9

‘There were nearly 130,000 vehicles stolen in the UK between April 2023 and March 2024 and more than half of household incidents involved the thief manipulating a signal from a car key without ever having to get their hands on it.’

And this was the reason my partner bought me the romantic gift of two Faraday pouches to keep my EV keys in today…he said all would be revealed if I read link below:

#CarSafety
#CarTheft

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/thieves-steal-cars-without-keys

The trick thieves use to steal cars without the keys (and how to stop it) | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Car thieves are coming up with new ways to steal keyless vehicles, could keeping your fob in a faraday box stop your car from being stolen?

BBC Science Focus Magazine

Gravitas Feb 5

NYC sees 500% increase in car thefts - clown mayor wants to fix it with AIRTAGS!

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/won6iWcCn2ARzjHZ8QzqJD

NYC sees 500% increase in car thefts - clown mayor wants to fix it with AIRTAGS!

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N-gated Hacker News Jan 14

🚔💨 Oh, the pinnacle of Dutch efficiency in action! 🚓✨ In an epic comedic twist, the police masterclass on "How Not to Catch a Thief" involves losing your own car to said thief. 🙈😂
https://dutchreview.com/news/dutch-police-car-stolen-during-chase/ #DutchEfficiency #ComedyPolice #CarTheft #EpicFail #HackerNews #ngated

Dutch police chase man for stealing vehicles, then have their own car stolen

If you think you had a long day at work this Monday, perhaps this story will make you feel a bit better. Police responding to a stolen car report yesterday experienced quite an ordeal. Why? Because the 34-year-old suspect managed to not only steal an ANWB vehicle, but also the…

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