Philadelphia police will kick off a major new campaign Thursday to help protect your car from theft.

Investigators say car theft has gone high-tech, where thieves will hack and reprogram your car's key fob, or a different key fob that they can match to your car.

In the "Together, We Can Prevent Auto Theft" campaign, officers will be going door-to-door in areas they've identified as hot spots for vehicle theft.

CBS News Philadelphia will livestream a 10 a.m. news conference about the campaign. You can watch it live in the player above, or on our YouTube channel .

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They want to teach car owners about the best, practical ways to protect their vehicles .

In 2023, CBS News Philadelphia reported on a spike in car thefts , with nearly 24,000 vehicles stole

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