Seattle business owners fed up with increase in 'crash-and-grab' robberies

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'Crash-and-grabs' is the new slang for a persistent problem: robbers using a stolen car, usually a Kia or Hyundai, to bust down the doors to a business.

Two pot shops in Seattle are cleaning up after suspects slammed a car into the businesses and caused extensive damage.Kings Cannabis on Martin Luther King Junior Way"A Kia seems the popular thing to be stolen," Samsa said. "I don't know, maybe Kia needs to figure out how to do a better anti-theft on their vehicles."

That led to a class-action lawsuit against both carmakers, potentially valued at $200 million, covering nine million Kia and Hyundai vehicles from the 2011 to 2022 models. Last month, a judge decided not to approve that settlement, stating it fails to provide 'fair and adequate' relief to vehicle owners.free wheel locks to help drivers"It's really disappointing to hear, to be honest," said Fouad Jreige, owner of Cannazone.

 

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