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1 in 5 vehicles stolen never found

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:29 pm
by vk6hgr
One in five vehicles stolen never found - wrecking industry to tackle car theives


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

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:49 pm
by WPXZBP
About time.... IF it happens.... :?

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:35 pm
by Ludacris
Should never have got rid of it in the first place

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:48 pm
by Walks
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Walks.

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 8:26 pm
by vk6hgr
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.

:?