Thieves victimize Chicago family for 2nd time in 2 weeks
CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports carjackers got away with one car last week and then came back for a second car on Tuesday.
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CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports carjackers got away with one car last week and then came back for a second car on Tuesday.
The upgrades came after hundreds of reports of stolen vehicles around the city between last year and this year.
Chicago police data shows Hyundai thefts so far this year are up 31% compared to all of last year.
For over a year, CBS 2 has reported on targeted thefts of Kia and Hyundai vehicles due to security flaws.
2023 motor vehicle theft numbers top last year's high mark, with fewer vehicles being found and even fewer arrests being made
Car thefts are on the rise, and many officials complain certain models are too easy to steal. Why do police solve so few cases?
A new generation of high-tech thieves are attacking vulnerable vehicle computer systems to steal cars in seconds.
An Uber driver was beaten during a carjacking in the far North Suburbs early Thursday morning.
The funds will go to six different law enforcement agencies to give them the resources they need.
"At 5:00 in the morning, it's light out nowadays so and there's traffic out there, so that's pretty bold."
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.
