{"id":112817,"date":"2024-10-11T06:42:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T23:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112817"},"modified":"2024-10-11T06:42:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T23:42:29","slug":"auto-thefts-down-in-king-pierce-counties-compared-to-last-year-after-kiaboys-arrests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112817","title":{"rendered":"Auto thefts down in King, Pierce counties compared to last year after &#8216;KiaBoys&#8217; arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"js-Story-Content-0\">\n<div class=\"StoryText-module_storyText__FWhP\">\n<p>Reported auto thefts are down in Pierce and King Counties compared to this time last year,according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/autothefttaskforce\/2024\/10\/10\/psattf-releases-auto-theft-stats-for-september-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/autothefttaskforce\/2024\/10\/10\/psattf-releases-auto-theft-stats-for-september-2024\/\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">new September auto theft report<\/a> released by the Puget Sound Auto Theft Task Force (PSATT).<\/p>\n<p>PSATT&#8217;s September statistics showed that 386 and 1,115 vehicles were reported stolen in Pierce and King County, respectively\u2014an average of about 50 per day.<\/p>\n<p>In comparison to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/autothefttaskforce\/2023\/10\/17\/psattf-releases-auto-theft-stats-for-september-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/autothefttaskforce\/2023\/10\/17\/psattf-releases-auto-theft-stats-for-september-2023\/\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">September of last year<\/a>, PSATT&#8217;s data revealed drivers reported 705 and 1,431 vehicles in Pierce and King County, respectively. That&#8217;s an average of around <a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/car-stolen-kia-hyundai-puget-sound-auto-theft-task-force-king-pierce-county-vehicle-theft-tiktok-challenge-kiaboyz-crime-robberies-crash-smash-grab-gps-killswitch-airtag-tile-free-wheel-lock\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/car-stolen-kia-hyundai-puget-sound-auto-theft-task-force-king-pierce-county-vehicle-theft-tiktok-challenge-kiaboyz-crime-robberies-crash-smash-grab-gps-killswitch-airtag-tile-free-wheel-lock\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">71 theft reports per day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said they believe the drop is at least partially because of several <a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/seattle-police-department-kia-boys-18-year-old-teenager-kia-thefts-king-county-south-park-neighborhood-foot-chase-custody-jail-handgun-several-car-eyes-eight-counts\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/seattle-police-department-kia-boys-18-year-old-teenager-kia-thefts-king-county-south-park-neighborhood-foot-chase-custody-jail-handgun-several-car-eyes-eight-counts\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">key arrests of &#8220;KiaBoys,&#8221;<\/a> who were operating throughout the region and <a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/kia-boys-seattle-bellevue-tacoma-washington-arrest-crime-crisis-auto-theft-stolen-car-vehicle-hyundai-tucson-robbery-court-swat-firearm-gun-charges-eastgate-gas-station-king-pierce-county-rob-unlawful-imprisonment-police-investigation-18-year-old-teens\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/kia-boys-seattle-bellevue-tacoma-washington-arrest-crime-crisis-auto-theft-stolen-car-vehicle-hyundai-tucson-robbery-court-swat-firearm-gun-charges-eastgate-gas-station-king-pierce-county-rob-unlawful-imprisonment-police-investigation-18-year-old-teens\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">stealing numerous vehicles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There have been 22,029 vehicles reported stolen in Washington so far in 2024, according to the report. This is down 11.8% from the same time frame last year, according to PSATT.<\/p>\n<p>Car thieves target apartment complex lots over vehicles parked on the street, PSATT wrote in the report.<\/p>\n<p>Officials urged owners of Hyundai and Kia&#8217;svulnerable models to use steering wheel locks. These anti-theft devices can also act as visual deterrents, discouraging criminals from shattering windows or damaging ignitions.<\/p>\n<p>PSATT officials said the best ways to take precautions to protect your vehicle include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Removing or hiding all valuables<\/li>\n<li>Locking your car<\/li>\n<li>Not leaving keys or fobs inside<\/li>\n<li>Not leaving your vehicle running unattended (exhaust in cold months makes these vehicles easy to spot)<\/li>\n<li>Using anti-theft devices (alarm, kill switch, steering wheel lock)<\/li>\n<li>Parking in well-lit areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Officials alsosaid leaving a GPS tracker\u2014such as an Air Tag or Tile\u2014in your vehicle can help both you and the police track down your vehicle if it is stolen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.komonews.com\/news\/local\/auto-theft-task-force-report-decline-stolen-vehicles-car-suv-vehicle-psatt-puget-sound-auto-theft-task-force\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reported auto thefts are down in Pierce and King Counties compared to this time last year,according to a new September auto theft report released by the Puget Sound Auto Theft &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112817\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=112817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112817\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=112817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=112817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=112817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}