Illinois Trooper Didn’t Chase a Car Police Say Was Stolen at 140 MPH, Then a Helicopter Followed It to North Chicago
The trooper didn’t chase. The driver of a black 2011 Infiniti G37 ignored a stop...
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One Wrong Emissions Sticker Froze 2027 Corvette Deliveries, and GM Is Idling Bowling Green Again
Right now some 2027 Corvettes are sitting on dealer lots with 535 horsepower, full warranties...
Pennsylvania’s House Voted 190-13 to Make Plate Readers Delete Data After 72 Hours. Flock’s Seven-Day Default Suddenly Looks Generous
The Pennsylvania House passed House Bill 2771 on Oct. 19 by a vote of 190-13,...
A 12-Year-Old in a Stolen Car Hit a Baltimore Motorcyclist, 69, Police Say. Maryland’s Governor Ordered a Pilot but Named No Funding
Gov. Wes Moore ordered a youth car-theft pilot after a Baltimore crash, but the directive names no funding and leaves…
Renton, Wash., Pulled the Plug on 24 Flock Cameras in a 4-3 Vote. The Nearly $170,000 Contract Behind Them Ended Nov. 2
Renton, Wash., has about two dozen Flock Safety license plate cameras covered in black plastic...
Stellantis Canada Workers Back a Strike Mandate While Brampton Goes to Roshel and Windsor’s Charger Line Sweats
Brampton Assembly built the Challenger SRT Demon. Today the plant’s own fact sheet doesn’t name...
California’s Truck Voucher Program Chipped In About $50 Million for Nikola Trucks. Then Nikola Went Belly-Up
The Los Angeles Times reported on Oct. 18 that California’s truck voucher program paid about...
A Jacksonville Man Called 911 on His Stolen 2019 Yukon. It Was Repossessed 19 Days Before His First Payment Was Due
A Jacksonville, Florida, man called 911 on the evening of Oct. 6 to report his...
LA Teen Says a DMV Clerk Told Him His $58,000 Mercedes-AMG Was Lien-Free, Then a Tow Company Said Carvana Ordered a Repo
A 17-year-old says a DMV clerk told him his Mercedes-AMG C63 had no lien. A tow company then said Carvana…
Arizona Photo Radar Tickets Don’t Count Until Someone Serves You. Here’s What Prop 319 Changes About That
The envelope from the speed camera doesn’t legally require you to do a thing. It...
Bexar County’s Tax Assessor Called Emissions Delay Reports ‘Not Correct.’ Now San Antonio Drivers Need an $18.50 Test to Renew
Bexar County drivers renewing a gas-powered vehicle’s registration now have to pass an emissions test...
Investigators Checked One Charlotte Cop’s Plate-Reader Searches and Found a Group Text Thread Tied to Six More Officers
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation arrested Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer Seth Elliott on July...
GM Pays 36 States $220 Million Over Selling Your Driving Data to Insurers. Owners Get Zilch
General Motors has agreed to pay $220 million to 36 attorneys general over its OnStar...
Audi Q4 E-Tron Recall: 80% Charge Limit, Fire Risk, and No Fix Yet
If you bought a 2024 or 2025 Audi Q4 e-tron for its range, you’ve just...
Cox Says the VinSolutions Breach Is Contained, but the Legal Exposure Sits With Dealers
Cox says the VinSolutions incident was contained. Under the FTC Safeguards Rule, the dealers whose customer files sit in the…