Seattle police to tweet stolen car descriptions

The Seattle police department said on Wednesday it will start tweeting information on stolen vehicles in an effort to curb rising auto theft rates.

It will publish the colour, year, make, model, body style and licence plate numbers on a Twitter account dubbed "Get your car back".

Seattle police say the average number of cars stolen per day in the city has risen from 8.46 last year to 9.9 this year and more than 3,000 were stolen through October.

The department is encouraging Twitter followers who spot stolen cars to call the police but not to make contact with any occupants in the car.

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