Greece Police are giving out steering wheel locks for Hyundai cars

UPDATE: Greece Police ran out of steering wheel locks by Wednesday afternoon.

GREECE, N.Y. — Greece Police are giving out free steering wheel locks for Hyundai cars to prevent theft starting on Wednesday, Feb. 8.

The wheel locks are for Greece residents who own a 2010 to 2020 model Hyundai. You can stop at Greece Police headquarters at the town hall campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. while supplies last.

Greece Police are giving out the locks amid concerns that people are stealing Kia and Hyundai cars because of how-to videos circulating on social media. In the first three weeks of January, Rochester Police reported that nearly 70% of the 169 cars reported stolen this year were either a Kia or Hyundai.

In January, News10NBC showed video of how a steering wheel lock prevented thieves from stealing a Kia car after smashing its windows.

More about car thefts:

• KIA sends warning letter to owner the same day thieves targeted her car (Feb. 7)
• Videos show thieves using stolen vehicles to smash into businesses and grab what they can (Feb. 6)
• Local congressman pushing Hyundai and Kia to address thefts of their vehicles (Feb. 4)
• Another stolen car smash and grab: When is this going to end? (Feb. 3)
• RPD: Teen who stole car from RCSD employee also stole car with children inside earlier this month (Jan. 27)
• Attempted KIA theft caught on camera thwarted by steering wheel lock (Jan. 26)
• Rochester in middle of spike of stolen cars, mostly KIAs and Hyundais (Jan. 24)
• Rochester Police sound alarm on car thefts – and ages of suspects (Dec. 29)
• Caught on camera: Local authorities investigating after cars are stolen across the region (Dec. 27)