Re: Two 'Kia Boyz' connected to string of King County robberies charged

On 2023-12-18, Leroy N. Soetoro <[email protected]> wrote:
> https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/two-kia-boyz-charged-string-
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> BELLEVUE, Wash. — Two self-proclaimed "Kia Boyz" believed to be connected 
> to a string of robberies in King County were charged Thursday. 
>
> Ralphe Manuma and Ardrell Davis, both 18 years old, were each charged with 
> five counts of first-degree robbery and one count of unlawful 
> imprisonment. Manuma was also charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, 
> while Davis was charged with taking a motor vehicle without permission in 
> the second degree.
>
> Manuma's bail was set at $750,000. Davis' bail was set at $500,000.
>
> On Sept. 19, two gas stations in Bellevue's Eastgate neighborhood were 
> robbed. During one of the robberies, the suspects held an employee at 
> gunpoint and forced him to open a cash register. When he was unable to 
> open a second, one of the suspects struck the employee in the back of the 
> head with a pistol, according to charging documents.
>
> Bellevue police learned of four similar robberies that had occurred in 
> Tukwila, SeaTac, White Center and Burien. They occurred on the same night 
> as the Bellevue robberies.
>
> Investigators with the Bellevue and Tukwila police departments, and King 
> County Sheriff's Office, determined the two suspects were likely involved 
> in all six robberies.
>
> A stolen Hyundai that was involved in the robberies was later found with 
> evidence that tied Manuma and Davis to the robberies, according to 
> information from Bellevue police.
>
> Manuma is alleged to have been involved in robberies in Tacoma and 
> Lakewood. During the incident in Lakewood, he was allegedly the driver of 
> a stolen Kia.
>
> Detectives learned Davis was a suspect in multiple felony investigations. 
> One incident was caught on video in Lakewood and showed a suspect, later 
> identified as Davis, in a stolen Kia taunting the victim and her children.
>
> Manuma was arrested on Dec. 2 in Pierce County.
>
> Davis was arrested by Bellevue SWAT on Dec. 12.
>
> The "Kia Boyz" TikTok challenge has led to increased thefts of Kia and 
> Hyundai vehicles. Videos on social media have shown how people can start 
> these cars with a screwdriver and a USB cord and then go for joyrides.
>
> The challenge has led to concerns from people throughout western 
> Washington. In November, an incident of teens driving recklessly in a Kia 
> outside a middle school forced students back inside. It was a glimpse at 
> what staff, students and parents have been dealing with all year.
>
> In Seattle, the city council passed a resolution on Dec. 12 calling upon 
> the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to issue a recall of 
> Kia and Hyundai models lacking immobilizer technology that is vulnerable 
> to theft.
>

Those cars are a joke.
If they don't self ignite in flames, the engine seizes or they get stolen.
Kia/Hyundai IMHO should be nailed to the cross on these issues.


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