#car-theft

#car-theft

A teenage boy has avoided a custodial sentence after leading gardaí on a dangerous Dublin to Laois traffic pursuit where he reached speeds of over 200 km/h and drove on the wrong side of dual carriageways.

A New Hampshire man pleaded guilty Thursday to unlawfully purchasing a semi-automatic pistol for an unlicensed individual who later fired it near a public school and was arrested in connection with a "large-scale car theft enterprise," federal prosecutors said. Isaiah Johnson, 24, of Merrimack, N.H., admitted guilt on one count of firearm trafficking by unlawful delivery, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts said in a statement.

As technology has advanced, so too has the range of what can be classified as a car key - which can increasingly refer to a device capable of operating with a keyless ignition system. The idea of being able to start a car just by pressing a button has its own appeal, but it can also come at a significant (and literal) cost.

A man was arrested after stealing a car in East Los Angeles with three children inside, then crashing it in Malibu during a police pursuit Friday evening, officials confirmed. The car, a light-colored sedan, was left running with three children inside at a 7-Eleven on East Olympic Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. A stranger jumped inside the idling vehicle and took off at around 6:38 p.m.

On Monday afternoon, a suspect allegedly stole a car parked at a hospital in Gardner that had a child inside. After traveling a short distance, he ordered the child out of the vehicle, and they exited unharmed.

A 41-year-old man was fatally shot while attempting to protect his car from thieves in South Los Angeles. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

An organized crime gang is suspected of stealing luxury cars in border counties and stripping them for parts for the black market.

We woke up in the morning around 7.30am and our blinds were closed. It was just as my husband was about to go outside and drop our son to school. We just opened the door and the car wasn't there. To be honest with you, it was a total moment of panic. My husband was literally so shocked he was holding onto his heart.

The group, consisting of boys aged 14 to 16, is linked to a series of burglaries and car thefts across the Bay Area, beginning on Christmas Eve.

Detectives identified a group of six male suspects aged 14 to 16 involved in a wave of burglaries and violent crimes in San Jose.