Manteca has come up with a novel way of cutting a spike in auto thefts.
The city’s police department announced it is giving away anti-theft devices to owners of Hyundais and Kias as long as they can show they are Manteca residents.
The department is singling out the two nameplates — both made by South Korea’s industrial giant Hyundai — because they are accounting for a rise in cars being swiped…