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Popular … as many as 30 a day stolen.
据2008年1月20日《悉尼晨锋报》报道，GPS全球卫星导航定位系统已成为悉尼盗贼的新“宠儿”。警方的统计数据显示，在Parramatta，每天向警方报案车内GPS失窃的案例多达30宗。Liverpool地区的GPS频频被盗也已成为该地区一大治安难题。
警方表示，一些驾车人士以为将GPS藏在前车抽屉或座位底下就万事大吉，其实盗贼能通过前挡风玻璃的一丝粘胶痕迹判定车内一定藏有GPS，然后破窗而入。。。。。。
Thieves zero in on easy money from GPS units
January 20, 2008
SMASH and grab attacks are on the rise and thieves are targeting Sydney cars fitted with global positioning systems (GPS) which cost up to $1300.
The high-tech gadgets that give satellite-assisted verbal directions have been popular with motorists.
In Parramatta, police figures put the number of GPS thefts at as many as 30 a day.
Police said GPS devices are an easy bit of hardware to off-load at pawn shops.
Liverpool local area commander Detective Superintendent Mick Plotecki said GPS thefts were a big problem in his area.
"You wouldn't leave $500 in your car so I don't know why people leave these things in their cars," he said.
Vehicle owners who tried to out-smart thieves by hiding their GPS unit in the glove box or under the seat were fighting a losing battle, Superintendent Plotecki said.
"We are finding that the thieves just look for the suction marks on the window where it has been stuck up. So even though they can't see the GPS unit, they know it is somewhere inside the car.
"The only real thing a driver can do is wipe down the window every time they take the GPS unit off.
"First it was mobile phones, then iPods, and now these."
Superintendent Plotecki suggested drivers stick to an old-fashioned street directory.
Police in south-west Sydney are also battling a huge surge in "drive-off" fuel theft, triggered by skyrocketing petrol prices. The petrol theft has been linked to the underground trade in stolen registration plates, which has risen at the same rate as bowser larcenies.
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research figures show petrol theft, or service station fraud, has increased by 33 per cent since mid-2004, from 9163 incidents a year to more than 12,900.
In the same period, numberplate thefts rose by a third.
"You can tell when petrol prices rise because we see an increase in the instances of the theft of numberplates," Superintendent Plotecki said.
"They steal a numberplate, put it on their car and then go and steal a tank of fuel.
"When you consider that some people are driving a car that takes $100 to fill the tank, then you can see why some people think it is worth their while."
Superintendent Plotecki said a prepaid system introduced at 24 petrol stations in his area command had reduced petrol theft by more than 90 per cent in the past year. |
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