A Stolen Identity Financed the Corvette. A Second One Wrote the Down Payment Check.
Prosecutors say a Queens man financed a $114,000 Corvette in one stolen name and paid the down payment with a…
October 2, 2026
Wrecked Rolls-Royce Phantom V Lands Iowa Lawyer in Federal Prison
Picture a 1961 Rolls-Royce Phantom V with its front end smashed in, unable to run,...
Texas Restoration Shop Owner Got 60 Years for Theft. His Appeal Says 28 Customers Had Contract Disputes.
Richard Finley's 60-year theft sentence in Galveston County, Texas, rests on a law that adds many customers' losses into one…
One Stolen-Car Stop, Two Las Vegas Police Investigations: One for the Officer’s Gun, One for the Car
LVMPD says the only shot fired during a Sept. 25 stolen-car stop was an officer's negligent discharge. Its deadly-force team…
The Milwaukee ‘Street Takeover’ Had a Facebook Schedule, a Street Address and a Lot Number
Deputies rushed to a reported street takeover at Milwaukee's McKinley Marina. It was a car meet that had posted its…
California’s 3-Day Used Car Return Law: Fees, Limits and Loopholes Explained
California used-car buyers now get something the finance office can’t talk them out of: three...
Yes, the Hellcat Outran the Cops. Then It Ran Out of Gas.
An old story, but people still can't let this one go: a stolen Hellcat lost Houston police and their helicopter,…
Banning Diesel Exports Could Raise Gas Prices. Trump Says So Himself.
A refinery makes up to 1.8 gallons of gasoline for every gallon of diesel. That is why an export ban…
A Trademark Complaint Filed for Flock Wants This 335,701-Record Camera Map Gone
A researcher mapped 335,701 Flock device records pulled from the company's own systems. A brand-protection firm that says it acts…
A Stolen BMW Chase Ended on Its Roof in Tombstone. Then the Case Kept Leading to the Circle K
A stolen BMW X5 rolled twice in Tombstone, Arizona. The driver was arrested beside the Circle K, and so was…
Tesla Doubled Its Ballarat Supercharger Site. About a Week Later, Someone Cut All 20 Cables.
Twenty Supercharger cables were cut at one Ballarat site days after Tesla expanded it. Selling the copper legally in Victoria…
Stuck in Neutral: Inside the Federal Suit Over GM’s Troubled CVTs
John Williams bought a new 2025 Chevrolet Equinox RS from a Sacramento dealer in October...
Stellantis Won a Patent to Drop an Overheating Battery and Drive Away on 12 Volts
A granted FCA US patent drops an electrified vehicle’s high-voltage pack and moves the car away on 12-volt power. The…
Northeastern Study Catches Connected Cars and Their Apps Feeding Driver Data to Ad Tech
For years, the debate over connected-car privacy has mostly been fought on paper. Someone reads...
Two Drivers Stopped in the Middle of I-70 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and One Grabbed a Tire Iron — Then Both Got the Same Summons
Two drivers stopped in live I-70 lanes in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and one pulled out what appeared to be a…