Oakland has a car theft epidemic and it's affecting people in different ways.
OAKLAND -- Jennifer Prakit not only lost her car but she said she still owes thousands of dollars on the car loan.'Beyond furious. I'm still beyond furious,' Prakit said. It has been three weeks since someone stole her 2019 Hyundai Sonata from the gated garage at her apartment building near Jack London Square in Oakland.Oakland police recovered the car within 24 hours but someone torched the interior. All that was left was the shell of a sedan.
Police say they have recorded 11,417 stolen cars in Oakland from Jan. 1 to Oct. 8. They said this number includes cars that were stolen in Oakland and cars stolen outside the city but recovered in Oakland. Officers report a 50 percent increase in car thefts compared to the same period last year. Investigators said they deal with a lot of Hyundais and Kias.
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