You can Google the phrase "car learning keyless remote control" and see tons of sites selling these for "legit" purposes as replacement remotes. I am sure not all of them work on all cars but I am sure the thieves simply figured out which ones work on which cars and just target those. And I agree, this is nothing new, a story about it pops up on the news every so often and the it seems like each time the Police are baffled. Maybe there needs to be a web site for the police that provides them with such information. If there isn't one already, there is an app opportunity for someone perhaps.