why are Californians still warming up their cars? I thought that was no longer necessary. [View all]
comment after article: WTF, this isn't Minnesota in winter. Get in your car start it and drive conservatively for the first couple minutes while it warms up. It will save you gas, $$, and make it harder to steal your car.
Fremont thieves drive off in 2 idling cars
(05-21) 11:54 PDT FREMONT -- Thieves stole two unattended cars that were being warmed up in Fremont driveways Tuesday morning, police said. 
The first theft happened about 5 a.m. on the 4100 block of Redstone Terrace when thieves made off with a 2002 Mercedes C32. The car was found 45 minutes later, abandoned several miles away at Cherry Street and Dairy Avenue in Newark, said Geneva Bosques, a Fremont police spokeswoman.
Shortly before 6:30 a.m., a 2008 Toyota Tundra was stolen on the 32400 block of Lake Temescal Lane, about two miles from the site of the first theft. It is still missing.
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Police warn that drivers should not leave their cars unattended while idling.
On March 25, a woman stole a Jeep Liberty being warmed up in the driveway of a San Jose home - apparently unaware that an 11-month-old girl was sitting in the backseat. The SUV was found abandoned several hours later with the girl still inside, unharmed.
A suspect, 30-year-old Karla Hernandez of San Jose, was later arrested.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Fremont-thieves-drive-off-in-2-idling-cars-4535443.php#ixzz2TyYQO5d3
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