My second was that the police had come to haul me away for auto theft.

However, there'd been no auto thefts in the town, not a single one.

City officials point to a nearly 60 percent drop in auto thefts since 1990.

Urban households face a 27 percent chance of auto theft in a 20-year period.

Nationwide, half of those arrested for auto theft are under age 18.

He is being held on $30,000 bail as the suspect in the auto theft.

Last year, 39,000 auto thefts were reported, a decline of almost 74 percent.

More effective security devices have helped reduce auto theft by 15 percent across the city, experts say.

Auto theft has dropped in the precinct by 40 percent this year.

If it is a stolen car, the person can also be prosecuted for auto theft.