In 2023, of the vehicle thefts in the Bay Area, 53.8 percent occurred in Alameda County.
Darwin Torda, of Santa Clara, stands next to the car he bought after he had a car stolen at his home in Santa Clara, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. Five years ago, Santa Clara vape store manager Darwin Torda proudly parked his beloved Honda Civic, freshly outfitted with a new set of wheels, in front of his house and locked it. When he walked out the next morning, it was gone, a broken piece of children’s scissors left on the ground the only clue to how thieves might have made off with it.
California Highway Patrol Golden Gate Division utilizes several avenues to combat vehicle theft. On Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, CHP investigators served a search warrant on a suspected chop shop in Vallejo. Through this ongoing investigation, investigators recovered nine stolen vehicles, one stolen trailer and numerous stolen vehicle component parts.
On Friday, March 22, 2024, Sonoma County Auto Theft Task Force detectives and Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office deputies executed a search warrant at an unlicensed vehicle repair shop in Santa Rosa. They discovered dozens of vehicles, seven of which were confirmed stolen, with parts removed or identification numbers altered. Two suspects were arrested for their involvement in the vehicle theft and chop shop operation.
Honda added an Immobilizer Theft Deterrent System from 1998 to 2001 that prevent the car’s engine from starting without a properly encoded key, as well as alarm systems and GPS tracking, to deter thieves. But those measures aren’t foolproof.Abby Rodavlas, of Alameda, had her 2019 Honda Accord stolen in the city this summer on Bay Street.
Gutierrez said that when a car is reported stolen, law enforcement does not automatically go look for it. The state has an auto theft task force with teams to help recover stolen cars, he said, “but that doesn’t mean we will dispatch like 50 officers to flood the city and look for your car.”
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