Every couple of month a "newsitem" appears writing about criminals having a "special device" that allows them to unlock cars. In the end, it just turns out the

Every couple of month a "newsitem" appears writing about criminals having a "special device" that allows them to unlock cars. In the end, it just turns out the owners forgot to lock their car, lost a key, or the key was simple stolen from their home/pocket. I remember about 2 years ago there was a media frenzy (at least here in The Netherlands) about criminals having a special device that allowed them to detect whether a car contained a laptop or tablet in the trunk, even if the device was fully turned off! In the end it was found that the thieves simple observed the parking lot and looked for people stashing their laptop bag in their car. Modern keyless access systems are actually pretty good and cars are much, much harder to "crack" then someones front door. Breaking into a house to get the car keys is usually much more easy to do.