Car thieves are quite inventive and adapt their work to each season. For example, in winter, criminals wait for the car owner to start the engine and get out of the car to clean the interior and windows of snow and frost. Then the thieves intercept the alarm code, which is much easier than that of the ignition key, and simply lock the car.
According to the police, this is the easiest and therefore the most popular way to steal a car in winter. When the owner of the car starts the engine and the thieves lock it, in most cases the owner will have to go home to get a spare key. This is the moment that criminals take advantage of and within seconds they unlock the car with the engine running and steal it. That is why you should never leave your car unattended with the engine running.