1 in 5 vehicles stolen never found

Post by **vk6hgr** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:29 pm

One in five vehicles stolen never found - wrecking industry to tackle car theives

http://www.mtawa.com.au/MediaReleases/2 ... 1Nov05.pdf

WPXZBP · Post by **WPXZBP** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:49 pm

About time.... IF it happens....

Ludacris · Post by **Ludacris** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:35 pm

Should never have got rid of it in the first place

Walks · Post by **Walks** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:48 pm

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Walks.

Post by **vk6hgr** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 8:26 pm

Walks wrote:Well I think the old school VCU would have targeted car thieves at a street level. This new squad is set up to tackle rebirthers and the like. Totally different.

But these days doesn't one feed the other? The rebirthers are at the top level and the thieves are at the bottom.

Now that most cars have factory or 3rd party immobilisers, stealing a car for a joy ride is surely less common? So vehicles are being stolen for the express purpose of being rebirthed and stripped.

Perhaps the strategy is to kill off the "market" for stolen parts (i.e. prosecute the rebirthers) then the stealing of vehicles for sale to them will reduce as well.