Homeless man swipes Corvette, joyrides to strip club: Police

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• motorhead

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  10 years ago

  "Had been reported missing"
  
  Missing from where? He's homeless! Did no one answer when his neighbor knocked on his cardboard box?
• minnow

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  10 years ago

  "Top down, left keys in 1981 Corvette." To a car thief, this scenario is like shooting fish in a barrel. Prior to reading the article, the question that was initially raised in my mind was if this was one of the newer ones with keyless ignition. In those, the battery/ignition interface remains "active" when key fob is within range. If owner isn't watching it, thief could (conceivably) get in car, and drive off with fob in range.
• motorhead

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  10 years ago

  it's actually *illegal* to leave your keys in the car in some states.
  
  Texas, I know is one. It's called a "gateway" crime because stolen cars are often used to commit more serious crimes and at least 40% of all auto thefts were because people left their keys in the car.