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You know, we should not be condoning stealing cars, but the route Mitsuhisa Kobayashi used to nab eight different cars was a pretty smart one. A fact that is already telling of his character, Kobayashi has two ex-wives—both of which he instructed to rent cars. He then made copies of the keys and planted GPS tracking devices, similar to this one , on the car. The ex-wives returned the cars and Kobayashi simply waited for them to be rented again and got away with the vehicles. His reasoning behind stealing the vehicles was pretty simple, as well: I wanted to drive my favorite cars. I sold the other five cars on the Internet. With copycat criminals running rampant, it may be time for car rental agencies to invest in a little protection . [ Daily Yomiuri Online ] (Image via Getty)
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Big Brother is watching you, and this time Big Brother is watching you watch reruns of Big Brother at the gym during your shift. GPS tracking devices installed on government vehicles are telling on employees that use official cars for personal business, or use government time to engage in non-work activities &mdash thus killing an American pastime. While the main purpose of the GPS devices is to alert crews of engine problems or improve the routes of trash collection and services, officials in Islip, New York say they've saved nearly 14,000 gallons of gas over a three-month period now that employees know they're being watched. This makes us wonder if government employees in Islip are driving Hummers or just exceptionally dishonest. [AP via Google ]
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