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The Kia Boys nightmare that put a target on the back of every Kia and Hyundai parked on the street in the United States taught the world one thing: teenagers find stealing cars exciting, fun, and amusing.
This is why they film themselves doing ridiculous stunts behind the wheel of cars they don't own, eventually wrecking them and causing damage worth thousands of dollars.
Three teenagers who were apparently inspired by the Kia Boys, albeit they had no connection to the infamous group, stole a white Mercedes from Melbourne last weekend. They somehow managed to remain in hiding until a few days later when they were spotted driving the stolen Mercedes on Melbourne Road in Spotswood.
It happened at 2:20 AM, and before we continue this story, here's something very relevant: the teens—two boys and a girl—were all 14. I'll just leave this information here and allow you to explain and judge why three 14-year-olds were out in the middle of the night.
Police spotted the car driving blazing fast, and the local media revealed that the Mercedes at one point reached 230 kph—that's approximately 143 mph.
As typically happens with the Kia Boys, police started a chase, but it didn't take long for the teen drivers to abandon the stolen car. Everybody seems to believe that running away on foot is possible when they have police on their tail, despite every single pursuit ending in the exact same way.
The three teens abandoned the car in The Fairway in Kingston and hoped to escape, but a dog squad and the Air Wing now joined the officers on the ground. All three were found, caught, and arrested, with one boy suffering a minor injury from a dog bit.
They now face multiple charges, including theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous speeding, and dangerous driving, and they are set to appear at a children's court. As anyone can guess, they were all bailed.
Meanwhile, law enforcement in the United States keeps battling the Kia Boys trend, as nothing seems to stop the teenagers from trying to steal Kias and Hyundais. Many cars have already been patched, but teens interested in Internet views keep trying to break into them, leaving behind damages worth big bucks.
Not everybody patched their vehicles, and not all vehicles can be patched, so the Kia Boys continue to search the streets, hoping they'd eventually come across a car they can steal. Police tell owners to install anti-theft devices, such as steering wheel locks and trackers like Apple's AirTag, and to report the theft immediately when they notice the car is missing. The sooner they do this, the bigger the chances to recover it.
Three teenagers who were apparently inspired by the Kia Boys, albeit they had no connection to the infamous group, stole a white Mercedes from Melbourne last weekend. They somehow managed to remain in hiding until a few days later when they were spotted driving the stolen Mercedes on Melbourne Road in Spotswood.
It happened at 2:20 AM, and before we continue this story, here's something very relevant: the teens—two boys and a girl—were all 14. I'll just leave this information here and allow you to explain and judge why three 14-year-olds were out in the middle of the night.
Police spotted the car driving blazing fast, and the local media revealed that the Mercedes at one point reached 230 kph—that's approximately 143 mph.
As typically happens with the Kia Boys, police started a chase, but it didn't take long for the teen drivers to abandon the stolen car. Everybody seems to believe that running away on foot is possible when they have police on their tail, despite every single pursuit ending in the exact same way.
The three teens abandoned the car in The Fairway in Kingston and hoped to escape, but a dog squad and the Air Wing now joined the officers on the ground. All three were found, caught, and arrested, with one boy suffering a minor injury from a dog bit.
They now face multiple charges, including theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous speeding, and dangerous driving, and they are set to appear at a children's court. As anyone can guess, they were all bailed.
Meanwhile, law enforcement in the United States keeps battling the Kia Boys trend, as nothing seems to stop the teenagers from trying to steal Kias and Hyundais. Many cars have already been patched, but teens interested in Internet views keep trying to break into them, leaving behind damages worth big bucks.
Not everybody patched their vehicles, and not all vehicles can be patched, so the Kia Boys continue to search the streets, hoping they'd eventually come across a car they can steal. Police tell owners to install anti-theft devices, such as steering wheel locks and trackers like Apple's AirTag, and to report the theft immediately when they notice the car is missing. The sooner they do this, the bigger the chances to recover it.
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