Carjacking Chaos, a Giveaway Shelby, and a Debt Reality Check: This Week at The Auto Wire
It’s been a busy stretch at The Auto Wire. From a deadly carjacking pursuit in...
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A Pennsylvania Tag Agent Allegedly Laundered Titles on 65 Stolen Exotics Worth $3.8 Million
On the surface it was just vehicle paperwork. Underneath, prosecutors say, it was a nearly...
Carjacked Toyota Camry Becomes an Alleged Weapon During an LA Rampage That Left Eight Hurt
A routine car theft allegation quickly spiraled into something far more serious on the streets...
Thieves Stole a Townsville Mom’s Ute With Her Baby Asleep Inside. Minutes Later, They Brought Her Back.
A mother in Townsville says she thought she had lost her daughter forever when a...
Cincinnati Sold a Stolen Porsche at Its Own Police Auction. Here’s What It Cost the City to Fix.
Buying a car at a city auction is supposed to be one of the safer...
Milwaukee Called Him a Street Takeover ‘Organizer.’ His Hellcat 300 Was Allegedly Built From Three Carjacked Cars.
A black Chrysler 300 doing donuts in the middle of a Milwaukee intersection looks like...
A $6.5 Million Classic Car Theft Ring Got Two 74-Year-Olds a Suspended Sentence
Two men behind a sprawling classic car theft ring pleaded guilty this week and walked...
Four Stolen Ram Infotainment Screens Turned Up in One Detroit House
A modern truck is basically a computer with a bed, and the most valuable computer...
Released From Jail, He Allegedly Stole an SUV From the Courthouse Lot Within Minutes
Some people get released from jail and try to keep a low profile. Authorities in...
He Allegedly Drove a Stolen Truck to His Own Probation Check-In
Most people try to keep their probation check-ins boring. You show up, you sign in,...
The Wire Rundown: Corvette Heist, Honda Recall, and Porsche Kills the Electric 911
The Auto Wire’s morning roundup of the stories actually worth your time, recapped fast, with...
Two Corvettes Were Stolen From a Dealer Lot in Seconds, No Keys Needed
The unsettling part of the Les Stanford Chevrolet theft isn’t how much force it took....
The Classic Car Fraudster Sentenced to 60 Years Just Filed an Appeal
The Galveston County classic-car restorer who was handed a 60-year prison sentence earlier this year...
Thieves Tracked Power Tour Owners to Their Hotels and Stripped the Lot Overnight
The people driving in this year’s Hot Rod Power Tour spent Monday showing off some...
A Father Chased His Son’s Stolen Truck. The Suspect Should Have Been Behind Bars.
A Houston father of five is dead after he went looking for his son’s stolen...