INITIAL ALERTEmail
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BAYLOR ALERT — TIMELY WARNING: Baylor DPS is investigating three motor vehicle thefts of Kia vehicles in the campus area. The thefts occurred at University Parks Apartments (Dec. 20), the 2000 block of S. First St. (Jan. 8), and the 1900 block of S. Ninth St. (Jan. 10-11). These thefts are linked to a social media trend targeting certain Kia and Hyundai models. Owners are urged to use a steering wheel lock and install the manufacturer's anti-theft software update. Report suspicious activity to Baylor DPS at 254-710-2222.
This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.
The warning bundles three separate thefts spanning three weeks into a single notice, the hallmark of a Clery 'continuing threat' property warning rather than an emergency notification.
The text names the affected vehicle makes (Kia/Hyundai) and a concrete mitigation (steering-wheel lock, software update), reflecting how the manufacturer-specific vulnerability shaped the advice.
Exact alert wording was not published verbatim by an official archive; this reconstruction is based on the Lariat's quotes and summary, so it is marked unconfirmed.