Posted on 03/01/2024 6:17:07 PM PST by george76
Los Angeles police warned Thursday that suspects are using a new method that has caused a 1,285% spike in the theft of Chevrolet Camaro,.
“[K]ey clone devices have been utilized in many newer model Camaro thefts,” the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said in the statement. “These devices are about the size of a cell phone and area programming tool that picks up the signal of a key fob nearby which the device then clones.”
The Gang Enforcement Detail (GED) belonging to LAPD’s Newton Community Police Station arrested a juvenile allegedly in possession of such a device..
“This young person was stealing the Camaros and taking them to street takeovers and then selling them for $2,000 or $3,000 on social media,” Newton Division Capt. Keith Green told the Los Angeles Times. “A 16-year-old was capable of stealing high-end cars.”
The police spotted the suspect and another teenager fleeing a Camaro they had abandoned and arrested them, ..
“In 2023, seven Camaros were stolen city-wide and, year-to-date, there have been 90 Camaros stolen,” bringing the percentage increase in the thefts to 1,285% Los Angeles-wide, ..
Newton area itself has witnessed a 500% jump in Camaro thefts, from two in all of 2023 to 10 from Jan. 2024 to date
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Youths involved in illegal street racing, burnouts and “donuts” in street takeovers appear to favor the Chevrolet Camaro, going by the results of a search conducted on the LAPD’s Newsroom database. A Camaro lost control during a large street takeover late on Christmas Day of 2022, killing one and injuring six or seven others, at least three of them critically, the LAPD said in a Jan. 2023 press release. The suspect fled the scene and even after the collision, two vehicles continued performing “donuts”, the LAPD said.
Illegal street racing in Los Angeles and other San Fernando Valley cities and neighborhoods is a problem “dating back to the 1960s, with spectators numbering over 400 at times, the LAPD said. “Getting these drivers and their cars off the street will save lives,” ..
Illegal street racing imposes so much wear and tear on the vehicles that participants prefer to use stolen vehicles..
LAPD detectives advised Camaro owners not to keep their key fobs in their vehicles, but rather to keep them in security cases available on the market or in tin cans or aluminum foils to prevent signal transmission to a key clone device...
Victims of Camaro thefts possibly facilitated by cloning devices and anyone with useful information may reach out to contacts provided in the LAPD statement.
ah yes, the old key fob cell phone clone trick...
Maybe keys are a better technology.
“young person”
Treat these “teens” and “young people” like we use to treat cattle rustlers and horse thieves. It will stop.
Get a Faraday bag to keep the car key in when not in use.
Key fob actually…
Lol.
Regular keys and cops serving wooden shampoos would be a huge improvement.
The Mehicans love Chevys.
“Maybe keys are a better technology.”
Women don’t like ‘fumbling’ in their purses for keys.
Are these Newcomer’s preferences?
why just camaros ? can this be done for any car’s keyfob ?
Extra hair grease? Wifebeater t-shirts? Double-thick gold chains?
Key clone devices
You’re making me homesick for the past.
Likely - any car’s keyfob .. -2- newer model Camaro thefts for customer’s requests?
I like the idea of treating them as slave agricultural labor at half of minimum wage until the damage to the stolen vehicle is paid for in full—regardless of their age.
Newton area itself has witnessed a 500% jump in Camaro thefts, from two in all of 2023 to 10 from Jan. 2024 to date.
Bad math, twice. From 2 to 10 is a 400% increase. From 7 to 90 is an 1185% increase.
So much for all the push button start lovers out there. This is what you get. GM’s Pass Key 3 was pretty hard to beat. Close contact RFID plus a traditional cut key lock. But good things never last.
I have faraday bags and the obd ports locked down on both of mine in the garage of course
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