{"id":359805,"date":"2025-11-06T12:48:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T12:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/359805\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T12:48:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T12:48:16","slug":"philadelphia-police-launch-new-campaign-to-cut-down-on-high-tech-auto-thefts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/359805\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia police launch new campaign to cut down on high-tech auto thefts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philadelphia police will kick off a major new campaign Thursday to help protect your car from theft.<\/p>\n

Investigators say car theft has gone high-tech, where thieves will hack and reprogram your car’s key fob, or a different key fob that they can match to your car.<\/p>\n

In the “Together, We Can Prevent Auto Theft” campaign, officers will be going door-to-door in areas they’ve identified as hot spots for vehicle theft.<\/p>\n

CBS News Philadelphia will livestream a 10 a.m. news conference about the campaign. You can watch it live in the player above, or on our YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2025 numbers are to date.<\/p>\n

They want to teach car owners about the best, practical ways to protect their vehicles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2023, CBS News Philadelphia reported on a spike in car thefts<\/a>, with nearly 24,000 vehicles stolen in just one year.<\/p>\n

The number dropped to about 15,800 in 2024. This year, about 14,000 vehicles have been stolen, up 3% from this time last year.<\/p>\n

One way to cut down on car thefts is to go old school. Officers will be handing out steering wheel locks<\/a> to car owners.<\/p>\n

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