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This morning we ran a story about the huge increase in car thefts in Washington state.

“From around 2,000 to 2,500 stolen vehicles per month, we’re now well over 3,000 and 3,500. It’s been about a 50% increase.”

That鈥檚 Steve Strachan, who runs the . And he believes the reason for that increase is the new law that says the police cannot chase a car just because it鈥檚 stolen: “The word is out, and it鈥檚 leading to brazen disregard for the law.鈥�

And that is bad.

But you heard how many vehicles we鈥檙e talking about here: over 3,500 stolen vehicles a month! Even if you gave the police unlimited power to chase stolen vehicles, are there going to be 3,500 car chases a month? Or anything CLOSE to that? I don鈥檛 think so.

So how exactly are car chases are going to solve the stolen car problem? They鈥檙e not!

Fortunately, it鈥檚 2022. We have technology that follows us anywhere. Why don鈥檛 we use it on the crooks?

Newer cars have built-in location trackers. Why not have the state provide them for older cars too? So that we鈥檙e all protected?

But, Dave, what about my privacy? OK, fine, don鈥檛 get one.

But every cell phone has a “Find My Phone” feature and I don鈥檛 see millions of people being led off to the gulag yet, so why shouldn鈥檛 everybody have a “Find My Car” feature?

You press the “Find My Car” button on your phone, the cops instantly get a location 鈥� and they can just roll up on the guy while he鈥檚 in the rest area taking a pee. Surprise! No chase necessary.

But I have to admit my favorite anti-theft device isn鈥檛 high tech, it鈥檚 low tech and you can see examples all over YouTube of how it baffles car thieves, especially the young ones:

“While the keys were left inside the car, none of them knew how to drive a stick shift. So, who tries to steal a car they can鈥檛 drive?”

It鈥檚 still one of life鈥檚 deepest mysteries.

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