You may have heard of a group called the 'Kia boys.' If not, it's a name given to a group of car thieves that specifically break in or steal Kia's and Hyundai's. The trend has spread to the Midwest and does not seem to be stopping anytime soon. Police are urging drivers to be cautious. "I remember parking it, I remember getting out, I remember locking it," said Kyler Davis. Those were the last steps he took before going to bed Monday night. But when he woke up the next morning, "I walk right out my patio steps and I turned to the left where my car was parked at the end of the driveway and it was not there," he said. His 2020 Kia Rio hatchback had been stolen from his private driveway in East Walnut Hills. "I'm sleeping right here, they were like less than 50 yards from where I was sleeping and they just like took my car. It was the first car I got when I got a big boy job and you know I drove that car all around the country. It sucks that it's gone," he said. Davis is a part of a string of vehicle thefts and break-ins targeting Kia model cars newer than 2011 and Hyundai model cars newer than 2015. A trend started by a theft group known as the 'Kia boys' in Minnesota. "Yeah, I thought that was a joke and then people kept saying it and I was like OK. Then you go on YouTube and look up Kia boys and it's like a viral sensation," Davis said. He's now rethinking security measures at home and for his next car. "There all like secure on the inside but we don't have any surveillance on the inside. Which is something we're considering now for sure. I would definitely get like the steering wheel lock."Police suggest anyone with these specific model vehicles take action before it could happen to you. Also, parking in a garage or well-lit area should be your first choice when parking.
You may have heard of a group called the 'Kia boys.' If not, it's a name given to a group of car thieves that specifically break in or steal Kia's and Hyundai's. The trend has spread to the Midwest and does not seem to be stopping anytime soon. Police are urging drivers to be cautious.
"I remember parking it, I remember getting out, I remember locking it," said Kyler Davis. Those were the last steps he took before going to bed Monday night. But when he woke up the next morning, "I walk right out my patio steps and I turned to the left where my car was parked at the end of the driveway and it was not there," he said.
His 2020 Kia Rio hatchback had been stolen from his private driveway in East Walnut Hills.
"I'm sleeping right here, they were like less than 50 yards from where I was sleeping and they just like took my car. It was the first car I got when I got a big boy job and you know I drove that car all around the country. It sucks that it's gone," he said.
Davis is a part of a string of vehicle thefts and break-ins targeting Kia model cars newer than 2011 and Hyundai model cars newer than 2015. A trend started by a theft group known as the 'Kia boys' in Minnesota.
"Yeah, I thought that was a joke and then people kept saying it and I was like OK. Then you go on YouTube and look up Kia boys and it's like a viral sensation," Davis said.
He's now rethinking security measures at home and for his next car.
"There all like secure on the inside but we don't have any surveillance on the inside. Which is something we're considering now for sure. I would definitely get like the steering wheel lock."
Police suggest anyone with these specific model vehicles take action before it could happen to you. Also, parking in a garage or well-lit area should be your first choice when parking.
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