I'm still on a stolen-car kick here, and all the talk of theft prevention and alarms got me wondering just how long car alarm systems have been around? The first recorded car theft happened to, of all ...

If your car lives on the street, theft feels random until it happens to you. The Ring Car Alarm is a $49.99 plug-in that tries to make your car a worse target in about 30 seconds. You pop it into your ...

With vehicle theft in the spotlight, some of the simplest solutions could be overlooked ...

Q: I lived in La Honda for 40 years. We never locked our cars, and seldom our house. Never had a problem. In the past two years in San Jose, I forgot to lock my car twice — right in front of the house ...