442 People Were Cited for Watching an L.A. Street Takeover. The Law Had Been Waiting Since 2002.
LAPD cited 442 spectators at one Harbor Gateway street takeover. Los Angeles has made watching a crime since at least…
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Prosecutors Say a Drugged Driver Killed Two People on an LA Bus. Three More Died Covering the Crash, and She Isn’t Charged for Those. Yet.
Bailee Lynn Rios faces two second-degree murder counts in the Chatsworth Metro bus crash. Whether she's charged for the three…
1,043 Radiators, Declared at $5.54 Each. The Parts Weren’t Fake — the Importer Was.
CBP seized 1,043 automotive radiators in Norfolk that were imported on a stolen American identity and declared at $5.54 each.…
He Imported 44 Fake Honda Airbags. The Trademark Is What Made It A Federal Crime.
Twenty counterfeit Honda airbags reached the United States labeled as desktop night lights. The federal case that followed rests on…
He Went Hunting For His Friend’s Stolen Silverado, Then Cops Turned It Into A Trap
A stolen truck usually stays stolen. That is what makes this one out of Santa...
A Stolen Mercedes Hit 100 MPH With a Passenger Inside — the Fuel Gauge Was the Only Anti-Theft Tech That Worked
A black Mercedes was taken outside a Portland bar with a woman still in it and ran past 100 mph…
Glendale’s Preteen Car Thieves Didn’t Beat Kia’s Security. They Beat Washington’s.
In September 2005, Canada’s federal transport ministry pointed to a grim statistic — stolen-vehicle crashes...
Four Boys Fled Two Stolen Cars in Gaithersburg. A Month Ago, the Same Scene Killed a Man in Germantown
Four boys ran into the woods outside a Gaithersburg apartment complex before dawn on Sept....
Ontario Wrote a Liability Shield When It Killed Speed Cameras. It Covers Contracts, Not Kids.
Ontario repealed automated speed enforcement through a red-tape bill and wrote itself protection from being sued. The protection it drafted…
The Traffic Stop Failed. Dash Cam Footage Built the 107-MPH Case Anyway.
A Pierce County deputy could not complete the traffic stop. A search warrant and the driver’s own windshield camera produced…
A $245 Million Crypto Thief Bought 28 Supercars, and Car Dealer Money-Laundering Rules Never Applied
Malone Lam pleaded guilty to stealing $245 million in crypto and spent it on at least 28 exotic cars titled…
Hyundai Is Adding a Remote Kill Switch to Your Car. It Just Paid 36 States for Skipping Basic Theft Protection First.
Hyundai is pushing a remote immobiliser to the Venue over the air. It acts at the thief’s first stop, not…
Suffolk County Didn’t Just Bust a Street Takeover. It Ran the Math on One.
Four people from Meriden, Connecticut, drove roughly two and a half hours to a business...
The Federal List of Truck Driving Schools Runs on the Honor System. Nobody Checks First.
A registered driving school told investigators its classroom was inside a school bus in the back of a trailer. It…
Hand a Dealer Your Supercar and the Law Lets Him Sell It, Even If That’s a Crime
A New York owner nearly lost a Lamborghini and $200,000 in a dealer upgrade scheme. The rule that almost cost…