“I went to the nation’s capital and all I got was this lousy steering wheel lock.”
Washington, D.C.’s had a bit of a problem with carjackings over the last five years, and that trend has continued into 2023. To help prevent the problem, Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that Hyundai and Kia have donated 1,000 steering wheel locks that are free on a first come, first serve basis for any D.C. resident who drives a 2011-2021 model car made by those two companies.
Beginning Friday, February 24, DC residents who own a 2011-2021 Kia or Hyundai can pick up a free steering wheel lock from a @DCPoliceDept
station.— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) February 23, 2023
According to Axios, car thefts in D.C. have increased every year since 2017. In 2022, the city experienced 485 incidents of vehicle theft.
The outlet noted that in October 2022, Police Chief Robert Contee told WUSA9 “our young people are showing up in crimes involving shootings, crimes involving carjackings at a…
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