Chicago car thefts surged in 2023, but numbers ticked down through the year
CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey has been digging into that new trend and asking why.
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CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey has been digging into that new trend and asking why.
When a car gets stolen or carjacked, the Sheriff's office team trails it – from theft to recovery.
The 14-year-old boys were found shot to death in an alley near 89th Place and Cottage Grove Avenue. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Chopper 2 was over the scene Wednesday, where 10 vehicles disappeared early in the morning near 122nd and Stony Island.
Raoul wants a stronger class-action settlement with Hyundai and Kia – asking the companies to recall or buy back “theft-prone” vehicles and equip them with engine-immobilizer technology.
Thieves are stealing more than a million cars a year from American drivers, and some of these cars are being trafficked abroad for profit or to use in criminal activities.
Police said the thieves somehow got into a trailer where the keys were stored, then drove off.
Taft High School may need to find a new way to teach student drivers. Someone broke in and stole three of the school's driver's education cars around 4 a.m. on Monday.
In the span of a week, at least 16 Kias or Hyundais were stolen or broken into within one police district.
For months, CBS 2 has been tracking how thieves break into the steering columns on certain models without engine immobilizers.
Thieves left the Blue Island family in a bind after stealing their car with customized medical equipment inside. But as CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reports the teen’s wheelchair has now been returned.
CBS 2's Tara Molina brought concerns about the glitch straight to Kia.
CBS 2’s Tara Molina brought us a first look at the update. On Tuesday, she brought concerns about the glitch straight to Kia.
The booker took the car all the way to Michigan.
Since a surge in thefts of the vulnerable Kia and Hyundai models, the South Korean automakers have rolled out more anti-theft software, but the attorneys general are pushing for them to do more.
The van was found but without the body.
