BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA \u2014 Bensalem Police said there’s a growing trend involving the theft of high-performance vehicles.<\/p>\n
Bensalem Police said thieves are targeting Dodge Chargers and Challengers in particular, Honda CRVs, Accords, and Civics. <\/p>\n
Police said thieves in many cases are using sophisticated methods to steal these vehicles, including relay devices that capture and amplify a key fob\u2019s signal from inside a residence, allowing the vehicle to be unlocked and started without the actual key. <\/p>\n
Residents who own push-start vehicles are encouraged to take additional precautions to help reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim, police said.<\/p>\n
Vehicle owners should avoid leaving keys or key fobs near doors or windows and consider storing them in RFID\/Faraday pouches designed to block wireless signals. <\/p>\n
Police also recommend parking vehicles inside garages whenever possible, utilizing visible anti-theft devices such as steering wheel locks, activating vehicle tracking services, and considering aftermarket immobilizers or kill switches for added protection. <\/p>\n
“Taking multiple layers of security precautions can significantly reduce the chances of vehicle theft,” police said. “Taking a few simple steps to secure your vehicle and remove valuables can significantly reduce your chances of becoming a victim.”<\/p>\n
Bensalem Police encourage all residents to remain vigilant.<\/p>\n
Anyone who witnesses someone attempting to steal a vehicle should not approach or engage the suspects and call 911 immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA \u2014 Bensalem Police said there’s a growing trend involving the theft of high-performance vehicles. Bensalem…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203436,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[191,193,192,194],"class_list":["post-203458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bensalem","tag-bensalem","tag-bensalem-headlines","tag-bensalem-news","tag-bensalem-township"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}