Manual gearbox foils car thieves
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Two U.S. car thieves failed to make their getaway in a car they had just stolen because they couldn&#39;t figure out how to use its manual transmission, a witness said on Wednesday.
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A group of teenage car thieves took a joy ride to a court-ordered counselling program aimed to keep them away from stealing cars, Winnipeg police said on Tuesday.
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Leave the gun. Bank robbers have found an easier way to make off with other people's money: Around the country, thieves have hot-wired forklifts at construction sites, chugged up to banks and scooped up their ATMs, with all the cash inside.
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Thieves suspected of a series of car hijackings  force a pensioner to drive with a rope around his neck.
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Thieves have long targeted car stereos, air bags, high-intensity headlights, even pocket change from the ashtrays. But now they are slithering under vehicles and cutting away the catalytic converters.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. A camera phone -- and its quick-thinking owner -- are being credited with solving a robbery. The victim is a limo driver who was washing his car in Nashville, Tennessee, today.
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A briefcase containing toxic chemicals has been stolen from a car in South Wales over the weekend.
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Safety experts say the influx of electronics is turning cars into sometimes chaotic moving family rooms.
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Gone in 24 hours Cryptographic researchers have identified a practical attack against the KeeLoq car anti-theft cypher. KeeLoq serves as the cryptographic underpinning of several car anti-theft mechanisms distributed by Microchip Technology.â¦
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SAN JOSE -- Stealing the merchandise was the easy part. The ring of young men and women had become pros at snatching cashmere sweaters, perfumes and other expensive items from the likes of Abercrombie & Fitch, Victoria's Secret and Pottery Barn.
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The country will embed remotely readable RFID chips in license plates next year to crack down on car theft. While the technology might not deter thieves, it's surely a great way to track citizens. In 27B Stroke 6.
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Want a computer that screams when a thief strikes? Or a personal tracking unit in case you get kidnapped?
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Two U.S. car thieves failed to make their getaway in a car they had just stolen because they couldn't figure out how to use its manual transmission, a witness said on Wednesday.
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A father of two in Germany stunned authorities when he chased down an auto thief by car, leapt onto the roof of the stolen vehicle and then phoned through instructions to police as the crook sped off with him.
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This is not only a story about which cars are most often stolen, but why thieves love certain models. The 2002-03 model Cadillac Escalade EXT, a luxury pickup, and the 2002-03 model Nissan Maxima, a midsize
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LOS ANGELES - The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released its list of the most, and the least, stolen automobiles. The Cadillac Escalade EXT tops the most-wanted list.
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Safety experts say the influx of electronics is turning cars into sometimes chaotic â and distracting â moving family rooms.