The Cheltenham Township Police Department is offering steering wheel locks for Kia and Hyundai vehicle owners due to an increase in thefts.
The Cheltenham Township Police Department is offering steering wheel locks for Kia and Hyundai vehicle owners.Shakeena Josey says she owns a Kia, but she's currently looking to get rid of it.
"I'm trying to save up enough money to get a new car because I don't want anything to happen to mine," said Josey.Vehicle thefts went up drastically in the township from 56 thefts in 2021 to 110 incidents in 2022, with nearly half of all vehicles in 2022 being Kias or Hyundais.Cheltenham Township Police Sgt. Jeff Murphy fears someone is going to get seriously hurt due to the social media trend.
"Given the times we live in, people sometimes take extreme measures to protect their property and we don't want to see anything like that happen here," he said.
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