“Gangs that had used children to run drugs because they were unlikely to face serious charges moved them into robbery and then, as cars became a hot commodity, into carjacking.”
I never made that connection!
‘The People’s Republik of Madistan’ has seen carjackings and car thefts go through the roof.
Of course, it’s just ‘kids out joyriding’ according to the Madistan Chief of Police! *Rolleyes*
And the CANCER is spreading to small towns around our state. Grrrrr!
“Like many areas, Portage seeing rise in vehicle thefts, police say”
One thing that’s hard to come by are statistics on recovery. Excluding those that end in crashes, if most of the cars are abandoned and recovered, maybe it’s joyriding. If not, I can’t think of any options other than export or chop shop.