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Long gone are the days when you could just walk into any hardware store with a car key and walk out with a duplicate—well, you might walk out with one, but it won’t start your car. If you’ve ever ...

A Twin Cities locksmith says the same tools he uses to help stranded drivers are now being misused by thieves to steal cars in seconds, sometimes from several feet away. “This is a cloner/key ...

Vehicle thefts are rising in Minneapolis in 2026, driven in part by thieves using modern key-programming devices to hijack a car in a matter of minutes, if not seconds. Andrei Damian, a Twin Cities ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Losing your car key can feel a lot like misplacing your wallet; panic sets in as you consider the cost and logistics of having to replace such ...

Nowadays, electronic car keys have become the norm, a massive shift from just a few decades ago when anyone with a little know-how could turn over the ignition on a car with some crossed wires and a ...

Vehicle thefts are rising in Minneapolis in 2026, driven in part by thieves using modern key-programming devices to hijack a car in a matter of minutes, if not seconds. Andrei Damian, a Twin Cities ...