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It’s something you hope never happens to you. You walk out to a parking lot or the street and realize something’s missing. With a sudden drop of your stomach, you realize it’s your car. It’s not where you left it. Someone has taken it.

Now you’re without a way to get around, you’re missing whatever belongings were in your car, and most of all, you’ve just lost what is likely one of your most valuable possessions. 

Read the full article in the Finances FYI section of The Seattle Times, sponsored by 1st Security Bank.