Band Of Underage Children Have Stolen 46 Cars So Far In North Carolina

Since March 17, car dealerships in the Winston-Salem and Kernersville areas of North Carolina have been haunted by a string of break-ins that have resulted in the loss of dozens of vehicles reportedly worth a combined $1,138,718. Authorities believe to have identified the culprits behind the thefts, but are running into a series of troubles bringing them to justice—because the majority of the car thieves are underage, and even as young as nine years old.
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MDarringer - 4/30/2020 3:16:18 PM

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I swear none of these are my boys.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 4/30/2020 3:54:25 PM

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I thought with all the advances with modern coded key fobs that it was near impossible to steal late model cars without it being an inside job?

MDarringer - 4/30/2020 4:02:02 PM

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Kids are pretty damned smart sometimes and they see "solutions" that adults don't.

MDarringer - 4/30/2020 8:30:06 PM

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One way it is done is with two devices. Because the fobs are always on, one person sneaks up to a house with a receiver/transmitter "searches" for the code. It's a weak signal, but it can be trapped. Have you ever locked your car from inside the house? Yup. It then transmits the code to a second device that memorizes the code and pops the locks on the car, and off you go. It helps to know people who do repossessions. Most cars today are calibrated for the transmitter/fob to be 12 inches or so from receiver in the door of the car. If you don't want this to happen, put your keys in a Faraday cage.

qwertyfla1 - 4/30/2020 5:38:37 PM

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Well at least they are out and being active rather than sitting around all day playing video games all day...

MDarringer - 4/30/2020 6:00:07 PM

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It's actually VERY easy to steal the access code to a car and take the car.