The Brief
- Thieves in Milwaukee are using new technology to steal cars with key fobs and push-start ignitions.
- The criminals use key fob programmers or signal interceptors to gain access to vehicles.
- A Milwaukee man says his car vanished without a trace. When he tracked down the vehicle, the key fob no longer worked.
MILWAUKEE – Thieves are using new technology to quietly steal cars. It’s a troubling trend nationwide and here in Milwaukee: criminals are stealing cars by targeting key fobs.
Honda stolen in Milwaukee
Local perspective:
On the morning of June 26, Thomas Giegler discovered his 2026 Honda Accord Hybrid had vanished from the street near North Booth and Center Street in Milwaukee.
“Nothing (was) left behind,” Giegler told Contact 6. “No damage, no plastic, no windows broken. No nothing.”
Giegler said he used a Honda app to track his car to 47th and Congress, where he found it parked on the street. He clicked his key fob to open its doors.…