COLUMBUS — An Ohio mom says she wants police to lock up her son.
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Tiffany Hammons, a mother of a 17-year-old, says her son does not have a license and keeps stealing cars and crashing them, according to our news partner WBNS in Columbus.
“To them, it’s a game, grand theft auto,” she said. “It’s a game to them.”
Hammons explains when her son has been caught by police for stealing or crashing a stolen vehicle, they keep bringing him home.
She tells WBNS that not enough is being done to stop them.
“They think this is real-life GTA and that’s my biggest fear,” she said. “This ain’t no game, this is real life. Real problems and real situations follow behind.”
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Between January and August of this year, more than 7,300 cars have been stolen in Columbus, WBNS reports.
More than half of vehicle thefts have been Kias and Hyundais.