“Over the past several days, we’ve seen a rise in vehicle break-ins and cars stolen across the MetroWest region,” Wellesley police said.

Drivers in Aurora can sign up for a free GPS tag designed to help locate and recover stolen vehicles.

Boston and State Police reports and related video show that the fatal crash occurred after the officers continued to follow the car with lights flashing, after being told to stand down.

Hordes of hoodlums vandalized three police cars early Sunday morning during a wild car meet-up in Queens, according to police and footage of the chaos.