The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) released its annual list of cities with the most car thefts, and Fresno, CA, tops the list. In fact, eight cities in the top 10 are in California, with the remaining two in Washington state.

Right behind Fresno are two other Central Valley cities, Modesto and Bakersfield. Sacramento, Stockton, and an area including San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont also make the list. Spokane, WA, comes in at No. 4. Surprisingly, Los Angeles is all the way down at 23.

Here are the top 10 cities for car theft in 2010:

1. Fresno, Calif.
2. Modesto, Calif.
3. Bakersfield-Delano, Calif.
4. Spokane, Wash.
5. Vallejo-Fairfield, Calif.
6. Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, Calif.
7. Stockton, Calif.
8. Visalia-Porterville, Calif.
9. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif.
10. Yakima, Wash.


The city with the least car thefts was State College, PA.

The NICB's list does not indicate how long the cars stay stolen, as GPS is enabling a number of stolen vehicle recovery systems.

For more information please visit www.nicb.org.

Police in Fort Lauderdale, FL, are investigating how a former San Diego County car dealer died in his million-dollar mansion on June 30.

70-year old Ronald Vinci, the former owner of Pacific Honda in Kearny Mesa, owned several dealerships in the San Diego area starting in the 1960s. He also owned several Honda dealerships in the 1960s, rose to millionaire status and then later sold his franchises.

Fort Lauderdale police now believe they found out who killed the former San Diegan.

Police arrested Vinci's live-in girlfriend, Catherine Pileggi on July 5, according to NBC San Diego. Detectives said Vinci was trying to break off his relationship with Pileggi at the time of his death. They believe an argument between Pileggi and Vinci turned fatal.

Homicide detectives arrested Pileggi on July 5 after finding several items linking Pileggi to the scene. Pileggi is charged with first degree murder.

10News San Diego also reported that Vinci's body was wrapped in duct tape when it was found discovered inside the home, which is in an upscale neighborhood along Fort Lauderdale's New River.

Neighbors were stunned by the sudden, reportedly suspicious death.

"We moved here because it is real quiet and slow paced and everybody walks their dogs and says hi to each other. It is a real shock to hear something like this has happened," said neighbor, John Anderson to 10News.

Vinci formerly lived in Rancho Santa Fe, CA; reports showed he moved from San Diego to Florida in 2005.

Vinci leaves behind a son and grandson.

In a potentially far-reaching decision, the California Court of Appeals has decided that there is a Private Right of Action Against California Insurers who Violate California Insurance Code Section 758.5. This ruling appears to allow for insurance companies to be sued for violations of the state's anti-steering law, Insurance Code section 758.5. In this specific case, the insured was awarded at least his legal costs in bringing the case against Progressive.

A bill to reduce the required auto insurance coverage for low-income families in Clark County has quietly died in the Nevada Senate as of May 31, according to the Las Vegas Sun.

“The Republicans didn’t have an appetite for it,” said Assemblyman Kelvin Atkinson, D-Las Vegas, the sponsor of Assembly Bill 299, according to the Las Vegas Sun. “We’ll fight another day.”

The Senate Commerce, Labor and Energy Committee approved the bill on a 4-3 vote, but it never came up for a vote in the full Senate before the May 31 deadline.

The bill would have allowed a household to qualify with a gross annual income at or below 250 percent of the federally designated poverty level.

The current law requires minimum coverage of $15,000, or $30,000 for two or more individuals for death and injury. It requires $10,000 in coverage for property damage.