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REPORT: FBI busts up $25M car cloning ring

The Federal Bureau of Investigations has shut down a car theft ring operating in the U.S. for more than 20 years, causing in excess of $25 million in losses to owners and banks. According to CNN, the ring would clone cars, swiping the legal identity of one car – VIN numbers, tags, stickers -- and applying it to another, stolen car. The cloned car would then be sold to a dealer or consumer, and the countdown would begin: Eventually, most would be discovered as stolen property and confiscated, but the buyer would remain on the hook for the ... Read more →

Cars being stolen in Scotland and returned before morning Chris Tutor

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/world_news/Cars_being_stolen_in_Scotland_and_returned_before_morning'; If you car comes up missing here in the U.S., you probably don't want it back once the thieves ...

Building a better mousetrap: Hi-tech cars deter thieves Damon Lavrinc

Somewhere in a metropolis near you, an unassuming vehicle sits and waits. The vehicle is a bait car, left by the police, in a large-scale effort to halt the rise of would-be criminals in your area. ...

Indian authorities shut down Hardest Working Man in Auto Smuggling Chris Paukert

In India, car smugglers are apparently a good deal more patient than we can ever recall hearing of in the States. In a case that's less 'Gone in Sixty Seconds' and more 'Gone in Sixty Hours', a ...

U.S. auto theft declines, heads west Stuart Waterman

The National Insurance Crime Bureau had good news and bad news for U.S. car owners Tuesday - the good news is that theft rates were down 2.1 percent in the first half of 2005 compared to 2004, marking ...

REPORT: FBI busts up $25M car cloning ring 8 months ago on Autoblog

The Federal Bureau of Investigations has shut down a car theft ring operating in the U.S. for more than 20 years, causing in excess of $25 million in losses to owners and banks. According to CNN, the ring would clone cars, swiping the legal identity of one car – VIN numbers, tags, stickers -- ...

Cars being stolen in Scotland and returned before morning 1 year ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/world_news/Cars_being_stolen_in_Scotland_and_returned_before_morning'; If you car comes up missing here in the U.S., you probably don't want it back once the thieves are done with it. Over in Scotland, they do things differently, even illegal things. Police say ...

Building a better mousetrap: Hi-tech cars deter thieves 3 years ago on Autoblog

Somewhere in a metropolis near you, an unassuming vehicle sits and waits. The vehicle is a bait car, left by the police, in a large-scale effort to halt the rise of would-be criminals in your area. One city instituting such a policy is Minneapolis and by most accounts, it's a success. The vehicles ...

Indian authorities shut down Hardest Working Man in Auto Smuggling 3 years ago on Autoblog

In India, car smugglers are apparently a good deal more patient than we can ever recall hearing of in the States. In a case that's less 'Gone in Sixty Seconds' and more 'Gone in Sixty Hours', a man named Ramadoss made it his m.o. to purchase vehicles in Malaysia and Singapore, then dismantle ...

U.S. auto theft declines, heads west 3 years ago on Autoblog

The National Insurance Crime Bureau had good news and bad news for U.S. car owners Tuesday - the good news is that theft rates were down 2.1 percent in the first half of 2005 compared to 2004, marking the second straight year of theft decline. The bad news? If you live in the West, you're in car ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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