Links to many reports on tailgate thefts:

Recent Google News for Tailgate Thefts

http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/thieves-targeting-tailgates

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2011/10/protect-your-tailgate-against-tailgate-jacking.html

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/tailgate-stolen-right-off-back-my-truck-my-driveway-1586055/

                                                                            

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9THD6BTMEo

                                                                                                                             

http://newjerseyhills.com/the_progress/news/tailgate-stolen-by-masked-man/article_ab8d82fa-e9a7-5ed7-9943-eb92f42f240a.html

                                            

http://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/4923604-tailgate-stolen-from-pickup-truck-parked-out-front-of-peterborough-county-home/

                                                      

http://www.mainstreet.com/article/pickup-owners-beware-thieves-are-targeting-your-tailgates

                                                                            

http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20141013/police-log-carson-torrance

                                                                                            

http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20141014/police-log-beach-cities

                                                                                               

http://gotowncrier.com/2014/10/multiple-vehicle-burglaries-reported-in-madison-green/

                                                                                  

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/tags/tailgates.html

                                                                                                                  

http://www.ontariofreepress.com/story.shtml?story=23023

                                                                                                                

http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/west_university/news/bellaire-police-department/article_0b62f4bf-9e5a-545b-9df7-88e9247a12bc.html