Auto Theft & Carjacking

15+ min ago   (637+ words) If you live in Los Angeles and own a Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima or one of 18 other models from these vehicle lines, UCLA anthropologist Jeffrey Brantingham has some advice: Get a steering wheel locking device, take advantage of manufacture recalls…...

39+ min ago   (310+ words) A cyclist says his morning commute to work turned frightening when a man driving a golf cart repeatedly confronted and chased him along the Schuylkill River Trail in Reading, Berks County. Matt Dianna recorded video that shows part of the…...

42+ min ago   (408+ words) Posted September 15, 2026 3:32 pm. Kardashian has sought to move on since the court last year found eight people guilty for their roles in what the celebrity described as “the most terrifying experience of my life.” In Tuesday’s joint statement with stylist…...

4+ hour, 51+ min ago   (201+ words) Damarri Conner and Kenneth Merritt A second man has been sentenced to 14 years and six months in federal prison for participating in a violent carjacking in the Beverly neighborhood in 2023. Kenneth Merritt, 29, pleaded guilty earlier this year to carjacking and…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (196+ words) The Montgomery County Department of Police shared an overview of reported calls for service from September 14, including incidents across several police districts. MCPD noted that the summary does not reflect all calls for service on the referenced date. In the…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (163+ words) Ottawa police say they have arrested nine residents in connection with a string of vehicle thefts in the city’s east end and handed out 170 combined charges. Seven adults and two youths were charged after police found evidence they were using…...

3+ hour, 10+ min ago   (735+ words) American insurers can sue Korean car makers for payouts on thousands of stolen Kias and Hyundais, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday, directing a federal judge in Santa Ana to reopen a case seeking reimbursement for more than $1 billion…...

4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (203+ words) Sep 15, 2026, 12:38 PM A total of 35 people have been arrested in connection with a vehicle theft and title-washing operation that prosecutors say generated approximately $5.5 million through the resale of more than 120 vehicles. The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced Monday that…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago   (421+ words) Kim Kardashian is reacting to long-awaited closure in her Paris robbery ordeal. Nearly a decade after she was robbed at gunpoint in the French capital, eight of 10 defendants were found guilty of crimes connected to the multimillion-dollar jewelry theft. A…...

3+ hour, 48+ min ago   (251+ words) PARIS, Sept 15 (Reuters) – U.S. reality TV star Kim Kardashian was awarded a symbolic €1 ($1.15) in damages on Tuesday from the thieves who tied ​her up at gunpoint in a ‌Paris hotel in 2016 and stole her jewels, including her $4 million engagement ring,…...