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Kia Boys Lead Police on High-Speed Chase, Run Into "Innocent Motorist," 14YO Arrested
Kia Boys Lead Police on High-Speed Chase, Run Into "Innocent Motorist," 14YO Arrested

19 Jul 2024, 06:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Police in Bratenahl, Ohio, recently spotted a stolen Kia, with a 14-year-old behind the wheel; the driver left the officers on a pursuit

 
Kia Boy Victim Finds the Stolen Car on Instagram, Goes After the Thieves
Kia Boy Victim Finds the Stolen Car on Instagram, Goes After the Thieves

17 Jul 2024, 12:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A stolen Kia was recently found on social media after the Boys who drove away in the car posted a video showing them cruising around

 
Kia Boys Escape the Cops After High-Speed Chase, Kia Girls Eventually Come Forward
Kia Boys Escape the Cops After High-Speed Chase, Kia Girls Eventually Come Forward

12 Jul 2024, 07:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A group of five Kia Boys traveling in a stolen Telluride was involved in a high-speed chase in Willoughby, Ohio; the boys are still on the run

 
Hyundai Ioniq 5 Owners Are Now Targeted by Car Thieves As 'Game Boy' Emulators Improve
Hyundai Ioniq 5 Owners Are Now Targeted by Car Thieves As 'Game Boy' Emulators Improve

3 Jul 2024, 14:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Car key emulators known as "Game Boy" devices have gained the capability to unlock electric vehicles from Hyundai and Kia, making the investment worth it

 
Police Respond to Hyundai Theft, Discover Herd of Stolen Hyundais and Kias Along the Way
Police Respond to Hyundai Theft, Discover Herd of Stolen Hyundais and Kias Along the Way

25 Jun 2024, 16:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Kia Boys seem to be having the fun of their lives despite carmakers already shipping anti-theft updates to block theft attempts

 
Her Kia Was Stolen Twice in 18 Months Despite Anti-Theft Arsenal Protecting the Car
Her Kia Was Stolen Twice in 18 Months Despite Anti-Theft Arsenal Protecting the Car

20 Jun 2024, 18:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kia Soul owner says her car was stolen from a secure parking garage 18 months after someone broke into it and drove away

 
Thieves Unsuccessfully Try To Break Into a Tesla, Sentry Mode Says 'Smile for the Camera'
Thieves Unsuccessfully Try To Break Into a Tesla, Sentry Mode Says 'Smile for the Camera'

19 Jun 2024, 16:07 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Two thieves who tried without success to break into a Tesla were caught on camera by the vehicle's Sentry Mode, becoming an international sensation

 
11YO Steals Several Kias, Throws Rocks at Homes, Rams Into Business
11YO Steals Several Kias, Throws Rocks at Homes, Rams Into Business

10 Jun 2024, 16:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things are slowly getting out of control: the Kia Boys show no signs of losing interest in stealing cars and wreaking havoc in their communities

 
Kia Boys Need Only 25 Seconds to Steal a Car
Kia Boys Need Only 25 Seconds to Steal a Car

29 May 2024, 10:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Police claim juveniles have become incredibly "efficient" at stealing cars, as they need less than half a minute to drive away in an unpatched vehicle

 
They Did It Again: 5 Kia Boys Start Police Chase After a Routine Traffic Stop
They Did It Again: 5 Kia Boys Start Police Chase After a Routine Traffic Stop

27 May 2024, 11:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kia Boys steal Kia Soul and almost immediately get involved in a police chase after an officer asked the driver to pull over at a gas station

 
Kia Boys Steal Cars, Try To Run Over People, Throw Beer Cans at People, Rob Stores
Kia Boys Steal Cars, Try To Run Over People, Throw Beer Cans at People, Rob Stores

26 May 2024, 11:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A group of four teenagers, allegedly part of the infamous Kia Boys gang, has recently been arrested after multiple crimes in Seattle

 
Police Start Hunting Down the Kia Boys on Instagram
Police Start Hunting Down the Kia Boys on Instagram

24 May 2024, 08:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Something they should have done from the beginning: police investigators try to find the Kia Boys using their Instagram accounts

 
Researchers Discover That Teslas Are Easy To Steal Despite Adopting New Keyless Tech
Researchers Discover That Teslas Are Easy To Steal Despite Adopting New Keyless Tech

23 May 2024, 18:24 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla rolled out Ultra-Wideband support to enhance the Phone Key experience, but researchers found out that it's just as vulnerable to relay attacks as key fobs

 
Delaware Thief Steals the Only Car in the World He Should've Avoided, It Ends As Expected
Delaware Thief Steals the Only Car in the World He Should've Avoided, It Ends As Expected

23 May 2024, 11:07 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A man who tried to steal a Tesla Cybertruck from a home in Lincoln, Delaware, was busted by police after the owner tracked the pickup truck using the Tesla app

 
Police Warn That the Bad Guys Could Also Use AirTags
Police Warn That the Bad Guys Could Also Use AirTags

23 May 2024, 09:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toronto Police warns car owners that thieves could use Apple's AirTag to track their vehicles and steal them when they sleep

 
Kia Boys Now "Having Fun" Breaking Into Cars Without Even Stealing Them
Kia Boys Now "Having Fun" Breaking Into Cars Without Even Stealing Them

22 May 2024, 10:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Kia Boys trend continues even if customers patch their cars; the Boys still break into cars for Internet views, and they seem to have fun while doing it

 
Watch Thieves Drive Off in a Stolen Ram Truck Despite Being Blocked by a Tesla
Watch Thieves Drive Off in a Stolen Ram Truck Despite Being Blocked by a Tesla

20 May 2024, 10:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Thieves stole a custom Ram truck even though the owner blocked the path with a Tesla, but getting it back was a whole new adventure

 
The Struggle Never Ends: Kia Still Can't Convince Customers To Patch Cars Against Kia Boys
The Struggle Never Ends: Kia Still Can't Convince Customers To Patch Cars Against Kia Boys

12 May 2024, 13:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The South Korean carmaker is hosting new software clinics in Colorado as it tries to patch vehicles against the Kia Boys

 
Thieves Break Window With Rock, Drive Off With Rare Dodge and $1.2 Million Worth of Cars
Thieves Break Window With Rock, Drive Off With Rare Dodge and $1.2 Million Worth of Cars

13 Apr 2024, 21:00 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / Thieves drove right off the showroom floor with $1.2 million worth of cars, with a Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 being among them

 
Watch Four Kia Boys Running Away From the Cops, Caught, Arrested, and Released
Watch Four Kia Boys Running Away From the Cops, Caught, Arrested, and Released

1 Apr 2024, 12:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Kia Boys make the news one more time after stealing a Hyundai and running away from the police before eventually getting caught