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Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
APD to announce additional arrest in homicide of Infowars employee
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police plan to provide information about an additional arrest in the homicide of an Infowars employee. The incident happened at the Chandelier Apartments in March. Officers responded to the complex in the 2300 block of Douglas Street — near East Oltorf Street and Interstate 35 — around 11:57 p.m. March 9. When they arrived, they found a man with trauma in the complex's parking lot, APD said at the time. Police previously identified the victim as Jamie White, an Infowars employee. According to APD, the initial investigation showed White was attacked after interrupting people burglarizing his green Kia Soul in the parking lot of his apartment complex. At the time, Infowars posted: 'Jamie was a light we were blessed to experience as much as we did. He's a one-of-a-kind man who poured his devotion in anything he did.' Vehicle burglary led to deadly shooting of Infowars employee, affidavit says Earlier in May, APD announced the arrest of one of four suspects connected to the deadly shooting. That person was identified as 17-year-old Eloy Adrian Camarillo, according to an affidavit. He was booked into the Travis County Jail on May 1 on a charge of capital murder by terror threat/other felony, with bond set at $250,000, court records show. According to the affidavit, the suspects were approaching 'Kia-brand vehicles' before successfully breaking into the green Kia Soul. Court documents note that APD 'knows that car thieves frequently target Kia vehicles due to manufacturing defects that make them easy targets for auto theft.' Investigators say the suspects also allegedly stole other Kias between March 9 and March 11. Austin police plan to hold a news conference about the additional arrest at 11:30 a.m. KXAN will update this story as we learn more. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
St. Cloud sees sudden spike in car thefts involving Kias and Hyundais
The wave of car thefts targeting certain Kia and Hyundai models that hit the Twin Cities a few years ago seems to have found its way to St. Cloud. St. Cloud PD reported on Thursday that it has seen an increase in thefts and attempted thefts reported around the city, many of which involve Kias and Hyundais manufactured between the early 2010s and early 2020s. Police say that until now, St. Cloud had mostly avoided the "trend" that saw these models targeted in other cities, which followed widespread exposure of an apparent security flaw that was shared widely on TikTok. In a press release, St. Cloud PD confirms the vehicles are being "specifically targeted due to a widely known security issues that allows thieves to start vehicles without a key." "The suspects in these cases are primarily juvenile males," the department continues, "and investigations indicate that the activity is widespread, affecting neighborhoods throughout the city." "The purpose of these thefts appears to be joy riding as there is no evidence that the vehicles are being stolen for monetary gain," the release says. Parents are being asked to keep an eye on their children and watch for signs that they may be involved. The security flaws on certain Kia and Hyundai vehicles sparked nationwide lawsuits, with a civil investigation also launched by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who accused the car companies of violating the state's consumer protection and public nuisance laws by failing to equip anti-theft technology.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Teenager arrested after car break-in spree in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A 16-year-old was arrested after attempting to break into three vehicles in Springfield on Monday. Nine individuals found in North Adams apartment during narcotics search The Springfield Police Department states that on Monday at 12:30 a.m., officers were sent to the 0-100 block of Melrose Street for a report of breaking and entering into a vehicle. When officers arrived, two suspects were seen breaking into three Hyundais. One of the suspects broke the ignition on one of the vehicles in an attempt to steal it. Police say that multiple items were stolen from the vehicles. One suspect was found after running away from the officers on Northampton Avenue. The officers were able to catch up to the 16-year-old on Wilbraham Avenue. The teenager had items on him that were reported stolen from a car on Melrose Street, and was placed under arrest. Due to the suspect's age, his name, charges, and booking photo will not be released. This serves as a reminder that Hyundais and Kias are still regularly being broken into and attempted to be or are stolen. The police department is urging residents to get a highly visible steering wheel lock device to prevent these incidents from happening. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
19-05-2025
- Automotive
- Miami Herald
Motormouth: Fix it or risk it?
Q: I have a 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet with 72,000 miles. It's a beauty, in perfect condition and fun to drive. I hear the IMS bearing can go out and ruin the engine. It can cost as much as $5,000 to replace the bearing. Should I bite the bullet and fix it now, wait till the clutch needs replacing and save money doing them both at the same time, or gamble and buy $5,000 of Tesla stock? When it doubles, I can fix it on Elon's dime! R.N., Los Altos, California A: Not replacing the intermediate shaft bearing is a big gamble. If your risk tolerance is high, your car may go well over 100,000 miles. Bearing replacement is expensive, so many owners wait for some other repair to take advantage of overlapping labor costs. Like any auto technician, I make mistakes occasionally. Do-overs are, unfortunately, part of the repair business. My knowledge of the securities industry is next to zero. You don't get do-overs in the stock market. Bottom line? It's a crap shoot and the dice are in your hand. Q: I have a 2025 CX-50 that I enjoy, however every once in a while, after going over potholes or train tracks, I get a brief wind chime tone in the car. My wife and I have heard this many times, however we couldn't get the dealer to reproduce. Any ideas? R.K., Chicago A: Mazda issued a technical service bulletin to fix rattles in the sunroof, but I am not aware of any others. The carmaker recommends removing the trim pieces and checking if all the bolts and plastic clips are properly installed. Dealers may also add sound-deadening material in some other places to eliminate rattles. Q: I read your reply to S.B. regarding his Kia Optima, and I was shocked that 1,000 mile loss of a quart of oil is accepted. Is this what is considered acceptable industry standard for Kias, for most automobiles, or what? I have a 2015 Honda Accord with 126,000 miles. I typically change the oil when the reminder hits 30% oil life left. I check my oil every time I fill up, which is usually around 400 miles. Rarely do I need to add any oil between changes. Is what I experience exceptional? H.R., Hanover Park, Illinois A: Although being down a quart of oil at 1,000 is an acceptable industry standard, it doesn't happen commonly. What you, and most motorists enjoy, is the norm. Q: I recently purchased a 2022 Ford Escape SEL with a 1.5-liter engine with 10,000 miles on it (leased vehicle). At lower speeds, mostly under 25 mph, it jerks quite a bit. Took it to the dealership and they said everything checked out. Any answer to why it does this? C.W., Red Wing, Minnesota A: Nope, but it sounds like they may have given your car the "sunshine treatment." Q: have a 1995 Chevy Cruze and have power steering warning lights showing up on the dashboard. The steering angle sensor is defective. GM has stopped making and stocking this part. Any suggestions on what to do? Thanks for your help. B.W., Chicago A: I am not in the business of locating obsolete parts, but in your case, I made an exception because I was curious and had time on my hands. I usually turn to auto parts recycling centers (formerly called junk yards when I was a kid). I may not have dug deeply enough in recycling places, but did discover one new part at Genuine Chevrolet Parts, Stingray Chevrolet. Google it. Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Kia Keeps Breaking Sales Records
Read the full story on The Auto Wire With the close of April, Kia has posted a familiar story, saying it was yet another record breaking month of car sales. The automaker issues press releases like this all the time, and I'm not exaggerating. Other record breaking months this year were March, February, and January. Plus, 2024 was the best sales year in the brand's history, following 2023 being the best sales year a lot of people are choosing Kias over competing brands. For all of 2024, Kia sold just shy of 800,000 vehicles – not too shabby. Its three juggernaut models which constituted over half of those sales last year were the Sportage, K4/Forte, and Telluride. I see those and other newer Kias all the time and you probably do as well. They're everywhere. And it's accelerating as Kia is on pace to break its record-breaking 2024 sales year by a fair margin. What is it that attracts so many people to Kias? Most gearheads I know absolutely loathe Kia and sister brand Hyundai. After all, they don't make many performance models, and ones they do aren't all that impressive. Plus, it's roundly agreed upon in many circles that both brands have a lot of quality control and reliability problems. Yet people keep snatching them up like hotcakes. I think it comes down to two factors: price and the 'cool factor.' Everyone knows Kias are cheap, in both senses of the word. With car prices soaring past ridiculous these days, I really can't blame anyone for wanting to spend as little as possible. It used to be Mitsubishi and Suzuki scratched that itch, but one is out of the US and the other should be. Kias are in general even cheaper than Hyundais and it's not a coincidence they attract a younger consumer base. Kids and their parents are getting squeezed financially, so a car that's relatively cheap and good enough for a bit is music to their ears. But those kids also care about the 'cool factor.' After all, they could drive grandma's old Honda CR-V or Toyota RAV4, but let's face it, they don't have headlights that look like Ginsu knives or swoopy body lines. Kias do. Sure, the current Kia designs are going to age like milk left in the sun, but with reliability and durability questionable, one could argue it and Hyundai are the fast fashion brands of the auto industry. Obviously, that appeals to a growing number of people, many of them younger. So Kia keeps setting sales records, something we hope other automakers are not only noticing, but trying to understand and address in meaningful ways. Image via Kia Join our Newsletter, subscribe to our YouTube page, and follow us on Facebook.
