Youngstown police warn about rise in Kia and Hyundai auto thefts

Youngstown Police Department officials said in a Facebook post on Friday that the department and nearby departments have recently seen a rise in Kia and Hyundai thefts.

According to the post, Kias impacted are mainly 2011-2021 models that take a key to start and Hyundai models are 2016-2021 Accent, Elantra, Sonata, Velostar, Venue, Kona, Tuscon, Santa Fe and Palisade. The auto theft issue started as a TIkTok trend.

Officials offered the following tips to prevent thefts.

• Consider a steering wheel lock or installing other anti-theft wheel locking systems.
• Secure your vehicle and remove the keys
• Don’t leave spare keys in your vehicle
• Park in well-lit areas
• Utilize tracking features offered by certain vehicle models
• Purchase GPS air tags.

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