This year through October, 3,011 cars have been stolen in the City of Seattle. That is an average of 9.9 a day. While Seattle certainly isn’t the stolen car capital of the United States – Laredo, TX has that distinction – the number of auto thefts has kept auto theft prevention a priority.
The Seattle Police Department has begun to tweet stolen car information in the hopes that victims of auto theft will be able to get their cars back sooner and to let thieves know that their stolen rides just got hotter.
When a car is reported stolen in Seattle, the 911 Center will tweet the color, year, make, model, body style and license plate of the stolen car. Twitter followers who spot a car that has been tweeted as stolen on “Get your car back” should call 911. Citizens are directed not to make contact when coming into contact with a previously tweeted stolen car and any potential occupants. All 911 calls will be screened to ensure that the car information is correctly matched and to verify that the car has not been returned to its rightful owner. If the car is still listed as stolen, the information will be broadcast so that officers can respond to the area. Stolen cars that have been recovered will not be tweeted – in other words, leave the sorting of what is stolen and what is not to the experts at 911.
To sign up, go to http://twitter.com/getyourcarback.
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