delivery drivers

Car thefts are on the rise in D.C., and it may be due in part to the COVID-19 lockdowns. News4’s Mark Segraves reports delivery drivers are being targeted.

Police in the District say car thefts are up, and it appears thieves are targeting the delivery drivers who have become essential workers, during this pandemic. News4’s Jackie Bensen went to a neighborhood where a number of the thefts have occurred.

D.C. police are warning drivers who bring food and other deliveries to people reluctant to leave their homes during the coronavirus pandemic about carjackings. D.C. police statistics show there has been a 19 percent increase in car theft this year compared to the same time period last year. At least three drivers have had their vehicles stolen in the...