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Security Cam Footage Captures New Technique: Car Thieves Quickly Stealing a Mercedes Using Two Hi-Tech Gadgets
By Rain Noe - Nov 29, 2017
A fast, easy method of stealing cars is on the rise in the UK. Here's footage released by the West Midlands Police, of two hi-tech thieves helping themselves to a Mercedes:
The video is reportedly the first time this type of theft has been caught on camera, and the WMP are circulating it in hopes of making the public aware. Their advice is for car owners to add "a steering lock to cover the entire steering wheel."
Rain Noe
Rain Noe is a writer and industrial designer based in New York City.
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By Rain Noe - Nov 17, 2017
Tesla Unveils Their Semi
...and the thing is as aerodynamic as a Bugatti
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