'It's happening everywhere': How social media contributed to a spike in Kia, Hyundai thefts

E.J. Christensen, of Colorado, left his car in a well-lit area of a Broomfield parking lot near Denver for several days in late July while he left town for a work trip.  

When he returned, his 2018 Kia Sportage was gone.  

“The only thing left of my car was a couple of pieces of the door handle and the door lock,” Christensen, 64, said.