Yeah Washington, we're #2.... for car theft.
According to the FBI, there were over 1,000,000 car thefts in the United States just in 2023. Between the years 2019 and 2023 car theft has increased by 42.2%.
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Will owning an EV Protect You from Car Theft?
Statistics show that car theft is going up in the United States. Car theft increased by 2% in 2023 in the US. Motortrend.com says.
Teen Allegedly Steals Car(s), Leads Deputies On Lengthy High-Speed Pursuit
A 14-year-old boy is in police custody after allegedly stealing at least one vehicle in Okanogan County and leading deputies on a high-speed pursuit that covered roughly 60 miles late Wednesday afternoon.
Okanogan County Undersheriff Dave Yarnell says it all began just before 5 p...
Quincy Man Arrested For Allegedly Stealing, Crashing Pickup Truck
A Grant County man is in jail after allegedly stealing a vehicle and crashing it on Tuesday evening.
Police say 23-year-old Leobrado Ramos Delgado of Quincy stole a pickup truck from the parking lot of the Akins Fresh Market in Soap Lake and drove it westbound on State Route 28 towards Ephrata at around 8 p...
Man Suspected of Stealing Car, Running Over Passenger, and Fleeing on Foot
Wenatchee police officers recently apprehended a man who allegedly stole a car, ran over his passenger, and tried to flee the scene in Wenatchee Friday afternoon.
Ten-Time Felon Out On Bail Allegedly Steals Car Flees from Police
A man is in jail after allegedly stealing a car and fleeing from officers in Moses Lake.
Police were called to a residence on Curry Drive just before 7 a.m. on Sunday after a resident reported that he had left his car running to warm it up and had it stolen...
Moses Lake Police Catch Suspected Car Thief From Shoeprints in the Snow
Officers found the vehicle abandoned and with the assistance of a K9, tracked down both the driver and passenger from fresh footprints left in the snow.
Wenatchee PD Investigating Stolen Car Linked to Suspicious Fire
Wenatchee Police are investigating and vehicle theft and a suspicious fire that they believe may be connected.
“We had a vehicle reported stolen about 4:30 this morning in the 1000 block of Kittitas Street,” says Capt. Edgar Reinfeld. “Then abou...
Man Suspected of Stealing Car Drowns in Okanogan River While Being Chased by Deputies
A Bridgeport man is dead after deputies say he stole a car and then drowned in the Okanogan River while fleeing from them.
Okanogan County Sheriff Tony Hawley says the man, 22-year-old Zidany Amado, left the stolen car and led them on a chase in which he entered and left the river several times before going under water just south of the town of Malott
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