Car Thefts

crime
front.
authoritiesy
the
number
of
vehicles
bn
stolen
every
year
in
louisiana
keeps
going
down.
while
one
stolen
car
is
still
one
too
many,
this
downward
trend
could
end
up
saving
you
money.
the
story's
new
tonight
with
crime
reporter
chris
redford.
shreveport
police
write
hundreds
of
reports
every
day
for
all
kinds
of
crimes...
but
for
the
last
few
years..
they've
written
fewer
reports
for
stolen
vehicles...
and
shreveport
officers
aren't
the
only
ones.
according
to
the
commissioner
of
insurance...
the
number
of
vehicle
thefts
in
louisiana
has
declined
42-
percent
over
the
last
five
years..
according
to
the
fbi
uniform
crime
report...
auto
thefts
in
the
state
dropped
from
15-thousand-640
in
206..
to
9-
thousand
123
in
201..
"Technology
plays
a
big
part
in
preventing
a
lot
thefts..
there's
more
technology
in
wer
cars.
OnStar
d
other
devices
to
event
those
thingsom
happening."SHREVEPORT
PI
RPORAL
MARCUNES
SAYS
WITH
technogy
such
as-star...
wforcement
ficers
are
able
to
nd
a
stolen
vehicle
it's
bng
driven...
ny
thieves
have
teraly
been
opped
dead
in
their
tracks
by
the
VEHICLE
ITL...nce
he
did
finally
op
in
the
middle
of
the
iete,
he
hadcked
himself
in
the
vehicle,
b
OnStar
was
ablto
help
the
patrol
gein
the
hicle
as
well."
THE
TECHNOLOGY
NOT
only
helps
catch
ieves.
it
helpsose
who
are
lost..
rlier
this
year,
bster
sheriff's
deputies
were
ablto
keep
anzheimesatient
om
injuring
mself
and
others.
lice
say
anhason
for
fewer
to
thefts..
thebarrassing
attention
car
ieves
argetting...
there
are
thousands
videos
on
the
b...
and
even
somelision
shows
dedicated
towould-be
car
thieves
getting
caught
red
handed
side
"bait
cars."
f
you
sea
car
that
looks
to
good
to
be
ue,trobably
is
and
you
don't
want
to
ss
with
it
so
I
think
ieves
are
actuallygetting
the
idea."
license
plate
aders..
like
this
one...
are
also
helping
catch
med
more
car
thies.
the
desoto
rish
sheriff'sfice
and
bosierlicepartment
are
t
c
agencies
currently
I
E
hit
a
stolen
vehicle
e
first
night
I
used
it.Puld
into
a
parki
t
to
check
held
as
son
as
we
turned
in
there,
it
indicated
an
alarm.
We
loked
at
it
was
a
stolen
vehicle
out
of
rginia."
thori
say
chnology
andlevision
have
made
much
easier
to
TCH
IEVES.t's
almost
as
simple
1-2-3."
e
more
vehicles
authorities
can
keepfrogetingolen..
the
more
money
citizens
can
ep
from
spending.to
theft
is
one
ofseveral
factors
nsered
by
surance
companies
when
seting
ems..
police
y
any
time
you
can
ve
money
and
opey...
it's
a
win-win
situation..
and
with
the
curent
trend
wir
thefts.
it
looks
ke
the
god
guys
e
inning
big.
e
hope
that
trend
ntinues
to
grow...not
just
here,
but
acros
the
countryd
we
look
forward
to
e
numbers
continuing
to
fa.IN
SHREVEPORT,
CHRIS
dford
ktbs
3
news.
when
it
comes
to
the
most
stolen
rs..
the
hondaaccord
still
tops
the
list.
it's
topped
the
list
for
the
last
several
years.
data
shows
the
honda
civic
is
the
second
most
stolen...
followed
by
the
ford
f-150
pickup
truck.
the
stakes
are
high
in
washington
as
lawmakers