Social media users blamed cite-and-release, but SAPD says a manufacturers' flaw makes that particular vehicle a snap to steal. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX CrimeStories PropositionA JusticeCharter
According to SAPD, 272 Kias and 178 Hyundais have been stolen in 2023, making them the first and second most common type of car stolen in San Antonio this year.
A San Antonio woman's complaint in the Nextdoor app that her 2016 Hyundai Sonata has been stolen twice in four months has sparked a contentious online debate about the cause of the thefts. Some people responding to North Side resident Cynthia Cruz's complaint blamed her misfortune on the cite-and-release rule that would be codified under the San Antonio Justice Charter, a proposal that willOthers got in jabs at Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales, whose office adopted a cite-and-release policy for low-level offense shortly after he first elected.
"Vote no on Prop A. Read this charter," North Central resident Lisa Talley commented on Cruz's post."Thieves will just continue this behavior until our DA starts prosecuting them and giving them stiffer repercussions." However, San Antonio police say a viral TikTok trend — not cite-and-release — has spurred a recent upswing in thefts of Kias and Hyundais, such as Cruz's. A rash of online videos show how thieves can exploit a flaw in those two auto brands to rip them off using just a USB cable., an SAPD spokesperson said 272 Kias and 178 Hyundais have been stolen in 2023, making them the first and second most common type of car ripped off in San Antonio this year.
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