INVESTIGATING. THEY HAVEN'T YET SAID ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAVE LED UP TO THAT CRASH. >>> A WARNING FROM CALIFORNIA CITIES TO CHEVY CAMARO OWNERS. POLICE SAY CAR THIEVES ARE ABLE TO START CAMAROS THROUGH KEY CLONING DEVICES. MAX DARROW JOINS US FROM THE NEWSROOM TO EXPLAIN. >> SAN FRANCISCO PD IN LOS ANGELES PD BOTH REPORT AN UPTICK IN CAMARO THEFTS. A CONSUMER WATCHDOG SAYS INDIVIDUALS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA STEPS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THAT ACTION IS NEEDED HIGHER UP TO MAKE SURE CONSUMERS ARE BETTER PROTECTED. CHEVY CAMAROS, HIGH ON CAR THIEVES RADARS RIGHT NOW IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. HERE IS A LOOK AT THEIR NUMBERS. 21 CAMARO THEFTS REPORTED IN 2022, 46 IN 2023, AND THROUGH THE FIRST TWO AND A HALF MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, 15 CAMARO THEFTS. IN LOS ANGELES, THE PROBLEM IS EVEN MORE PREVALENT. AROUND THIS TIME LAST YEAR, LAPD REPORTED SEVEN CAMAROS STOLEN. THIS YEAR 90 SO FAR. LAPD SERGEANT TELLS OUR TEAM POLICE OFTEN FIND MANY OF THESE STOLEN CAMAROS AT ILLEGAL STREET TAKEOVERS OR THE THIEVES TRY AND RESELL THE CAMAROS. >> QUITE OFTEN FIND THEM WHERE THEY ARE ACTUALLY TURNING AROUND AND POSTING THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO SELL THEM. THEY'RE SELLING THEM FOR $3,000. >> MANY CONSUMERS HAVE HEARD OF THE INCREASE IN KEY FOB CLONING AND THE THEFTS OF OTHER KINDS OF VEHICLES. >> Reporter: CARMEN IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONSUMER WATCHDOG, A GROUP DEDICATED TO SAFEGUARDING THE INTEREST AND RIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS. >> WE HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER CARS, IMPACT THEIR ABILITY TO GET AUTO INSURANCE. >> Reporter: INSURANCE COMPANIES, HOWEVER, THEY CAN'T JUST INCREASE PRICES OVERNIGHT. >> THEY HAVE TO GO TO THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER. PROVE THAT THESE THEFTS HAVE, IN FACT, CAUSED INCREASED LOSSES AND GET APPROVAL FOR ANY INCREASE IN PRICES. >> Reporter: THE ADVICE TO CAMARO OWNERS? >> SPECIFICALLY IF IT IS SOMETHING NEAR AND DEAR TO YOUR HEART, INSTALL A SECOND TYPE OF GPS TRACKER, EVEN OTHER PRODUCTS SUCH AS LOW JACK OR ON SITE. THEY HELP US FIND THOSE VEHICLES. >> Reporter: ON TOP OF THAT, THIS SHOULD BE A WAKE UP CALL TO MANUFACTURERS AS WELL. >> WE CAN TELL INDIVIDUAL CONSUMERS, OH, THERE'S A FLAW WITH YOUR CAR. THESE ARE WAYS TO GET AROUND AND TRY TO PROTECT YOUR CAR FROM BEING STOLEN. BUT WHAT WE NEED IS ACTION HIGHER UP AT THE MANUFACTURER LEVEL TO MAKE SURE IT ISN'T SO EASY TO CLONE THOSE FOBS TO BEGIN WITH. >> Reporter: IT IS NOT JUST THE BIG CITIES IN CALIFORNIA THAT ARE KEEPING AN EYE THIS. THE CITY
