Stolen cars

Madison has been afflicted with quite a number of them lately--with repeat juvenile offenders stealing a noticeable fraction of those where the perp is identifiable. Unfortunately, since they're juveniles, we never get to see what they look like and who to watch out for.

Apparently quite a lot of people leave their cars running--in the summer and fall! In winter--that I understand, though I'd never do it. Cars sometimes need to warm up a bit.

In one recent incident there were 4 stolen cars in a single parking lot--stolen from a variety of jurisdictions. I get the impression this isn't just joyriding (or joy-crashing), and it doesn't seem to be chop-shop or resale that much either. Probably dealers and armed robbers and "We need to give them a warning" shooters want "burner cars." We're seeing a rise in those last 3 crimes too.

I wonder how much the thieves get per car.