DC Police Give Away Car Theft Tracking Devices

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The hottest items in Washington these days, in addition to the record number of vehicles stolen off Capitol streets, are the tracking devices the police are giving out to allow future grand theft auto victims to more easily locate their stolen property.

Lines stretched down the street during a recent giveaway as Metro Police Department officers asked “iPhone or Android” to match users with the proper equipment. The Apple AirTag and Tiles will allow police to track stolen vehicles in a city where car thefts have doubled over the past year. Once a theft has occurred, the owner will need to allow access to the location data; police won’t be able to track people’s cars on their own, they stressed.

"We've had a lot of friends in the area actually have problems with break-ins and their cars being stolen," said Sally Sroge, who lives near the Washington Navy Yard where the giveaway took place. "I actually had a close friend move out of D.C. because of it."

The theft problem in the nation’s Capitol is symbolic of the soft-on-crime policies of the Progressive Left leaders who run major U.S. cities. In New York, residents are fleeing in record numbers due, in part, to the crime wave that’s sweeping across the state.