Man faces charges for stealing same car twice

A man in Waterbury, Connecticut, allegedly stole the same vehicle twice in the same city within a fortnight and is being charged, the Hartford Courant reported.

According to the Waterbury Police Department, on Nov. 23, the suspect, Aaron Rodriguez De Los Santos, followed the woman driving home her 2015 Honda Civic. As soon as the victim exited the car, Los Santos forcibly took the key fob and stole her vehicle.

Law enforcement authorities later recovered the stolen Civic; however, the vehicle was reported stolen again on Dec. 3 — Los Santos repossessed the key fob and took the same vehicle. Later the same day, the Civic was found parked at a gas station, and the suspect was taken into custody, with illegal substances seized.

Notably, the Honda Civic is considered one of the most stolen cars in the U.S., according to an Insurify analysis of National Insurance Crime Bureau data.

Separately, a self-driving taxi operated by Waymo, a U.S.-based commercial robotaxi service provider, was recently involved in a hazardous situation in which it passed through a police high-risk stop, failing to respond to officers’ instructions and visual signals while passengers were on board.