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September 10, 2008

Stolen Hondas in Baltimore County

Baltimore County Police are sending letters to more than 13,000 people in the county who own Honda Civics and Accords built between 1990 and 2000, warning that those models top the list of cars most sought after by thieves.

In fact, those models are the most popular stolen cars in the nation in 2006 and 2007, according to an annual list compiled by the Insurance Information Institute. Their website has a handy guide for keeping your car safe and interesting statistics. Here's the list of most frequently stolen cars for 2007 around the country:

1. 1995 Honda Civic

2. 1991 Honda Accord

3. 1989 Toyota Camry

4. 1997 Ford F-150 pickup

5. 1994 Chevrolet 1500 pickup

6. 1994 Acura Integra

7. 2004 Dodge Ram pickup

8. 1994 Nissan Sentra

9. 1988 Toyota pickup

10. 2007 Toyota Corolla.

The good news is that Maryland does not rank in the top 10 for vehicles stolen by state. California, Texas, Florida and Arizona lead the way on that account. 

Read the letter below:

Read this document on Scribd: Honda Thefts letter
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About Peter Hermann
Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.

Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.
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