A man arrested after Seattle police responded to a burglary call at an elementary school last week apparently managed to work his way into the front seat and drive away in the patrol car in which he was being held.The story of the unusual car theft began in the early morning hours last Thursday, as [...]
In response to a study from an auto insurance industry group which indicated that the increasing prevalence of state laws banning texting while behind the wheel was not helping public safety, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood struck back this week, saying that the group's figures and conclusions were misleading to the American public. In [...]
Representatives of various law enforcement agencies partnered with the University of Texas at Dallas today to provide a number of free services to local motorists aimed at reducing the incidence of car theft in the community.One of the most useful services that the assembled groups - which included the Richardson Police Department, North Texas Auto [...]
The owner of a 1966 Ford Mustang, newspaper publisher Jack Klunder, had the vehicle stolen from him while he was in college in 1974, according to USA Today. However, the newspaper reports, the Mustang was recently returned to Klunder by the California Highway Patrol and painstakingly restored by the happy owner.According to USA Today, the [...]
Late last month, the famous rapper Ice-T - real name Tracy Marrow - appeared in a crowded Manhattan courtroom, where a judge dismissed charges that he had been driving without car insurance. "That's what I'm talking about - dismissed!" Ice-T shouted as he left the building.It turned out that Marrow's records had been mixed up [...]
Several factors combine to make commercial auto insurance a bellwether for the insurance market as a whole, enabling it to predict trends well in advance, according to the results of a study released Wednesday by Conning Resarch and Consulting.Clint Harris, an analyst at Conning, said in a statement that "principal commercial automobile industry segments, such [...]
Insurers frequently take into account the general safety record of an area in which a prospective customer lives when calculating car insurance costs. Given that fact, the release of Allstate's sixth annual report on the relative safety records of America's 200 largest cities could provide a rare insight for consumers looking to get car insurance. [...]
A GPS device - similar to the OnStar systems which can be installed in General Motors cars - that can track a vehicle without the need for users to purchase a subscription is now available in selected models of Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, and Ram vehicles.The Detroit News reports that the device, which is known as [...]
Two alleged armed robbers who police say threatened two women at gunpoint, forced their way into one of their homes, and stole her car were arrested by officers from the Mesa Police Department earlier this week. Francisco Olvera, 23, and another suspect who was not named because he is a juvenile were taken into custody [...]
There are a number of changes in life that may encourage some people to check for a new car insurance quote online, including going off to college.This autumn has seen thousands of young people rush off to school for the first time as the fall semester begins. Given this new living situation, students may be [...]