SPOKANE, Wash. – Two teenagers had been arrested on suspicion of getting important involvement in a string of Kia thefts and stolen Ring Doorbell Cameras earlier this 12 months.
Investigators consider the teenagers had been concerned in a two-day crime spree the place 4 automobiles and ten Ring Cameras had been stolen. The teenagers are additionally accused of throwing a Ring Digital camera by way of the entrance window of a home, breaking a automotive window and a number of different prowling incidents.
On Sept. 7, a newly fashioned Kia/Hyundai Auto Theft Job Pressure in partnership with the Spokane Police Division (SPD), arrested the 13 and 14 year-old. Two different 14-year-olds have additionally been taken into custody in relation to those crimes.
In keeping with the Spokane County Sheriff’s Workplace (SCSO) and SPD, the cumulative whole for these 4 suspects is 26 felonies, ten misdemeanors, and one misdemeanor crime. These expenses embrace theft, car and tried car theft, possession of a stolen motorized vehicle, possession of stolen property, first and third-degree malicious mischief, possession of one other’s ID and possession of housebreaking instruments.
SCSO and SPD fashioned the Kia/Hyundai Auto Theft Job Pressure to handle the uptick in crime involving stolen automobiles and Ring Cameras.
“These crimes are an enormous disruption to the lives of these whose automobiles are stolen, costing them hundreds of {dollars} in repairs and affecting their – and the communities – insurance coverage charges, that are partially based mostly on crime charges,” mentioned Julie Humphreys, the Public Security Communication Supervisor for SPD.
In case you personal a Kia/Hyundai with out a push-to-start button, regulation enforcement recommends you contact your dealership to see if there’s a free seller replace in your car. SPD mentioned some victims of automotive theft have positioned air tags or different GPS location units of their vehicles, serving to officers and deputies find the stolen car rapidly.
You probably have a Ring Digital camera or different surveillance that has been stolen, please report it to Crime Verify at 509-456-2233. SPD says many of those thefts are being shared on neighborhood websites. SPD and SCSO urge you to tell regulation enforcement to allow them to conduct a correct investigation. You also needs to report any stolen automobiles.
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