Vehicles

The amount of window tint you can have on a vehicle in Missouri is different than most other states.

There's a narrative that Illinois is not a good place to be if you'd prefer to not have your auto stolen. The Land of Lincoln is making an effort to change that and just shared numbers from a recent crackdown and the results are a stunner.

Have you considered buying a vehicle online instead of through a conventional brick and mortar dealership? The feds are warning Missourians about some dangers to watch out for that may indicate you're about to be ripped off.

There are a lot of ways you can measure whether a city or town is safe to live in. The obvious metrics include property and violent crime, but there's another that impacts nearly everyone and that's vehicle theft. Only one place in Missouri can say they have zero vehicles stolen which is quite a feat.

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If you suddenly see the number of carjackings start to decline in Illinois, I know why. The Illinois State Police have spent the past several months bringing the hammer down on those who steal vehicles and the results of their operation are impressive.

There are a lot of ways to steal unfortunately, but this is a new one. A violent trend that has already happened in Missouri involves thieves breaking into stores to steal by ramming vehicles through the front windows and there's video to prove it.

I would say that this is a good reminder to lock your car doors in Missouri and Illinois, but I'm not sure that would matter much as a new report says incidents in both states are exploding and especially in Illinois.

Before I found the statistics, I had a perception of where I thought you'd be most likely to have your vehicle stolen in Missouri. I was very wrong and there's a good chance that the city in the Show Me State you think would have the highest percentage of vehicle thefts is not where you think, too.

If I'm being completely transparent, I really hoped this was an operational tank. It's not, but it is a real armored personnel carrier and it really could be yours as it's available now in Washington, Missouri.