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Hyundai owners in D.C. can go to the old RFK Stadium between July 27 and July 31 to get free anti-theft upgrades to their cars, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Hyundai Motor America announced Monday. The new Hyundai “anti-theft clinic” is part of the company and city’s response to a surge in car thefts that has disproportionately affected certain Hyundai and Kia car models after a method for stealing them went viral on social media.
“We of course spend a lot of time talking about how all of our efforts are focused on pushing down violent crime, and that continues to be a priority,” Bowser said at a press conference Monday. “But property crime – stealing people’s property – is also something we’re going to fight to defeat in our city.”
The clinic — which acting D.C. police chief Pamela Smith said was the idea of a First District lieutenant, Megan Mulrooney — will be set up in Lot 8 at RFK (2400 Independence Ave SE), and will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The software upgrades should take less than an hour, Bowser said.
“I hope all the Hyundai car owners will listen up and get over to RFK to have this upgrade,” she added.
Motor vehicle theft is up 117% this year compared to this time last year, according to D.C. police data. More than 4,000 cars have been stolen in the District so far this year, and among those stolen cars, 1,400 of them were Hyundais, Smith told reporters Monday. D.C.’s Attorney General’s office — which recently joined 17 other state...
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