Tag: Auto Theft: Page 3

Training

Investigating Identity Theft and Car Rental

Loyalty rewards programs offered by certain rental car companies are designed with convenience in mind—in one case, all too convenient for a car thief. By using fake credit cards and stolen drivers' licenses, a woman in Orange County, Calif., engineered the theft of 42 rental vehicles in 2012 from a major rental car company.

October 1, 2013

Patrol

Police: Teen Stole Jeep, Killed Family In Pursuit Crash

A teenager accused of killing six members of a Hidalgo County family Monday while fleeing from a state trooper in a stolen truck was out on bail for a separate crime at the time of the fatal wreck,.

August 15, 2013

Vehicle Ops

Ford F-250 Most Stolen Vehicle, Modesto Hottest Spot

The all-wheel Ford F-250 crew cab pickup truck has surpassed the Cadillac Escalade as the most stolen insured vehicle and Modesto, Calif., again became the jurisdiction with the most per-capita auto thefts, according to two insurance associations.

July 8, 2013

Patrol

Houston Cop Killer Put To Death

A man who killed a Houston Police officer 14 years ago received a lethal injection Wednesday evening after his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court failed. Jeffrey Demond Williams fatally shot Houston Police Officer Troy Blando in 1999.

May 15, 2013

Patrol

Manual Transmission Thwarts L.A. Car Thief

LAPD officers took a car thief into custody early Sunday, when the suspect struggled to operate the manual transmission on the stolen vehicle.

May 5, 2013

Patrol

Video: Stolen Van Rams LAPD Cruisers In Pursuit

The driver of a stolen van was captured by news crews driving on the wrong side of the road, blowing stop signs, and colliding with police cars during a high-speed pursuit Tuesday in South Los Angeles.

April 30, 2013

Patrol

Video: Cops Swarm Man After U-Haul Pursuit

Florida police officers arrested the driver of a stolen U-Haul truck outside Miami Senior High School Friday afternoon after a 45-minute pursuit through residential and commercial areas.

December 9, 2012

Patrol

15-Year-Old Driving Stolen Car Killed In Pursuit

A 15-year-old Michigan teenager crashed a stolen car after eluding an officer with stop sticks and died at the scene in Niles. One officer reached speeds of 85 mph during a vehicle pursuit.

September 16, 2012

Patrol

Second Suspect Arrested In Md. Cop's Pursuit Death

Kevon Darnell Neal, 23, of Fort Washington, turned himself into police Thursday night. Police said he was driving the stolen Acura involved in the police chase and crash that killed Officer Adrian Morris on Monday.

August 23, 2012

Patrol

Teen In Celeb Car Theft Had Cache of Police Gear

A San Rafael teenager accused of shooting at a couple in Mill Valley and stealing a celebrity chef's Lamborghini was charged as an adult Tuesday as additional details surfaced about his alleged underworld of impersonation, weaponry and high-tech gear.

May 3, 2012

Vehicle Ops

K.C. Officer Hurt When GTA Suspect Strikes Wagon

A Kansas City police officer was injured when a stolen car traveling the wrong way on a one-way street broadsided his patrol wagon at 33rd Street and the Paseo.

March 14, 2012

Patrol

Tenn. Pursuit Ends In Gunfire

A couple that stole a pickup truck and led Anderson County (Tenn.) Sheriff's deputies on a seven-mile pursuit died after exchanging gunfire with the deputies.

March 1, 2012