TESTS IS GROWING. I’M DR FRANK MCGEORGE TONIGHT AT SIX. WHAT DO YOU KNOW? BEFORE YOU BUY ONE AND
THE CRUCIAL STEP, TOO MANY
PEOPLE ARE SKIPPING. BUT WITH
THE AUTO THEFT ON THE RISE IS
REALLY DISCOURAGING TO SEE A NEW
TACTIC BY THE ONES DOING THE
STEALING. IT STARTS WITH AN
ARMED ROBBERY. AND AS WE HAVE
SEEN, SOME OF THOSE ARE PUTTING
PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL
JASON COLTHORPE GOING IN DEPTH
TONIGHT ON THIS PROBLEM TO HELP
KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE. AND JASON.
THIS STARTS WITH A VALUABLE
PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT THESE
GUYS ARE AFTER. IT’S EXACTLY
KAREN. AND IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE
THIS. IT’S JUST A TABLET. BUT
WHEN THIEVES GET THEIR HANDS ON
THIS, IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER
TO GET INTO VEHICLES LIKE THESE.
LAST YEAR, MORE THAN A MILLION
VEHICLES WERE STOLEN ACROSS
AMERICA UP 17% AND FOR THE
SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. THE
HOTTEST WHEELS STOLEN IN
MICHIGAN WERE DODGE CHARGERS
WITH CHEROKEES NUMBER TWO, BOTH
MADE BY STELLA ANTIS. AND THESE
THIEVES HAVE BEEN GETTING
CREATIVE IN RECENT YEARS BEEN
DOING THIS SINCE 1999 WHAT’S
CHANGED IN YOUR MIND FROM THEN
UNTIL NOW, THAT’S REALLY MAKING
LIFE TOUGH FOR YOU. TECHNOLOGY
LIEUTENANT CLIVE STEWART RUNS
DETROIT’S COMMERCIAL AUTO THEFT
UNIT. WE’RE NOW JUST CATCHING UP
TO SOME OF THE THINGS AND
EVERYTHING IS DONE ON SOCIAL
MEDIA. NOW SO EVERYBODY PRETTY
MUCH GOT AN INSTRUCTOR’S COURSE.
HOW TO YEAH, DUDE, ALL THESE
ELABORATE THEFT. NOW ONE OF
THOSE HOW TO MANUALS INCLUDES
WHAT’S KNOWN AS PRO PADS, A
TABLET THAT HOOKS UP TO THE CAR
SO PROFESSIONAL LOCKSMITHS CAN
CUT NEW KEYS FOR THOSE VEHICLES
. STEWART SAYS IT WAS ONLY A
MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIEVES
STARTED ROBBING LOCKSMITHS FOR
THOSE TABLETS. DEFINITELY ISSUE
BECAUSE NOW JUST LIKE YOU SAID
THEY’RE BEING TARGETED. YEAH.
JASON SCHLEGEL OWNS THE LOCAL
LOCKSMITH COMPANY. RIGHT NOW
WE’RE BYPASSING THE SECURITY
SYSTEM. HE’S SHOWING US HOW
QUICK THE JOB IS TO CUT A NEW
KEY FOR A CAR. WE’RE GOING TO
AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFY WHAT
WE’RE DEALING WITH. SO IT’S A
2019 DODGE CHARGER. OKAY WE GOT
IT. LET’S WATCH THE DOOR LOCK.
THIS KEY IS NOW PROGRAMMED TO
THIS CAR. JUST SIMPLE AS THIS.
AND HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO
MAKE? FIVE MINUTES? MAYBE TWO
SCREWS. PULL THE DASH. PLUG IT
IN CONNECT. THE PROGRAMMER HIT A
COUPLE OF BUTTONS, AND IT’S DONE
AND THAT’S WHY THIEVES WANT THIS
TABLET SO BAD. YEAH JASON KNOWS
FIRSTHAND. HE AND HIS WIFE WERE
ROBBED AT GUNPOINT ON A JOB THIS
SUMMER. THESE THINGS MAKE YOU
GUYS A TARGET NOW, DON’T THEY?
JUST IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. I
KNOW OF FOUR PEOPLE THAT HAVE
BEEN ROBBED. VEHICLE STOLEN AND
SHOT FORCED HIM TO CHANGE THE
WAY HE DOES BUSINESS. HE’S ADDED
CAMERAS IN HIS TRUCK AIR TAGS ON
HIS EQUIPMENT, AND NOW HE GETS I
D AND REGISTRATION BEFORE
HEADING OUT TO A SKETCHY AREA.
THAT’S PERFECT FOR AN AMBUSH.
WANT TO STEAL THESE CARS? YOU
KNOW? I MEAN, THEY’RE NICE
LOOKING CARS. WHY WOULDN’T YOU
FOR $30? YOU CAN STEAL $50,000
CAR. THE 30 BUCKS IS FOR AN
AFTER MARKET KEY FOB THIEVES
REPROGRAM WITH THAT TABLET, AND
IT’S NO COINCIDENCE. CHARGERS
AND JEEP CHEROKEES ARE AT THE
TOP OF THE HOT WHEELS LIST.
OTHER CAR COMPANIES LIKE FORD
AND GM. IT WON’T LET ME PROGRAM
THE KEY. THERE IS A 10 MINUTE
WAITING PERIOD. THAT 10 MINUTE
WAITING PERIOD IS A LOT OF THE
REASON WHY THEY’RE STEALING
THESE CARS AND NOT CHEVYS. GM
AND FORD’S IT’S A CREATIVE, NEW
CRIME, AND MANY MAY BE CONNECTED
. DETROIT POLICE HAVE MADE AN
ARREST IN THE SHOOTING OF A
LOCKSMITH. BUT THE MEN WHO
ROBBED JASON IN ROMULUS ARE
STILL AT LARGE UNTIL THE
TECHNOLOGY CATCHES UP. POLICE
HAVE TO JUMP ONE STEP AHEAD. WE
GOTTA GET JUST AS CREATIVE TO
GET WHICH I MEAN, WE’VE WE’VE
MADE A LOT OF STRIDES USING
TECHNOLOGY AS WELL. NOW I SHOULD
POINT OUT THAT 10 MINUTES ISSUE
I REACHED OUT TO STILL ANTIS
ABOUT THAT. WHAT’S GOING ON WITH
THAT DIDN’T GET A DEFINITIVE
ANSWER. AND BY THE WAY, THESE
PRO PADS THESE TABLETS, THIEVES
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUY THEM ON
AMAZON POLICE SAY. HOWEVER THE
ONES YOU’RE GETTING THERE AREN’T
NEARLY AS EFFECTIVE AS THE ONES
THE LOCKSMITH SCARY, WHICH IS
WHY POLICE EXPECT THEM TO KEEP
BEING TARGETED BECAUSE THIEVES
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE AND THAT
KEEPS THEM IN DANGER. KAREN DID