ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX CARS WERE STOLEN IN SALINAS IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY ALONE. ACCORDING TO STUDIES, THAT’S DOUBLE THE YEARLY AVERAGE. “PREDICTIVE POLICING” A NEW TECHNOLOGY RECENTLY ADOPTED BY THE SANTA CRUZ POLICE, HAS BEEN USED BY SALINAS POLICE TO RETURN MANY STOLEN CARS. HEATING UP CARS BEFORE TRIPS DUE TO COLDER TEMPERATURES HAS BEEN CITED AS A MAJOR WAY CARS ARE STOLEN.