过去一年新南威尔士州入车盗窃案猛增六倍

villa

过去一年新州入车盗窃案猛增六倍




10月3日消息  新南威尔士州撬开或砸碎车窗玻璃入汽车内盗窃案件急剧增多，州警察总监坎贝尔要求驾车人多加小心，不要将贵重物品留在车里。

据该州警方统计，在过去一年中，入车盗窃案件猛增了600％。

坎贝尔说，像全球定位系统这样时髦的昂贵设备是窃贼最好的目标。他说，仅仅今年头九个月全州就有三千三百多个全球定位导航系统从汽车中被盗走。

因此他劝驾车人在离开汽车时将这种设备随身带走。

bulaohu

600%? Damn!

bulaohu

As long as a GPS unit is usable after being stolen, it will keep getting stolen. Like the mobile phones. Now a stolen mobile phone is a useless mobile phone because the mobile carriers will disable the IMEI code once report stolen. Until such a scheme is implemented for GPS, people will still smash car windows or do whatever necessary to steal it.

villa

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.

villa

In-car satellite navigation system.





据2008年3月17日《The Age》报道，窃贼偷走车辆或者车内的卫星导航仪（GPS）之后，根据仪器内存储的资料找到车主的住处进行入室盗窃的个案在英国已有先例。

维州汽车协会RACV已向车内有GPS的车主发出该项警讯。

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GPS may 'lead thieves' to your home

   
March 16, 2008 - 12:44PM

Motorists are being warned that thieves who steal GPS devices from cars could then use the device to find out where the car owner lives and rob their home as well.

Most users program the electronic mapping devices with their home address so the gizmo can map out the quickest route to where the owner lives.

After stealing the GPS, thieves would know whether the owner was likely to be a long way from home and could use the device to drive to the victim's address and burgle the property.

The RACV is warning motorists of the potential threat after reports from Britain of homes being ransacked and a $45,000 sports car being stolen by thieves who followed directions using a stolen GPS to owners' houses.

Michael Pace, chief engineer of vehicles at the RACV, said: "If it's occurring in the UK there's no reason it could not occur here. We would definitely advise motorists to use anything they can to prevent access to their personal details ... whether that's using a security code or something else."

GPS devices have joined laptops, phones and iPods as magnets for car break-ins. They retail at between $100 and several thousand dollars.

Their popularity on the black market has declined slightly as the price has come down but police say stolen GPS devices still fetch $50 to $100.

Inspector Chris Duthie from Melbourne East Police Station said he had not yet heard of any instances of thieves ransacking people's homes after stealing the devices.

jibu

抢银行可以理解，为几百块钱的东西撬车砸窗真搞不懂。这些人真糊涂！

astina

可见下车了GPS随身带走的必要性

pal

that's why I use GPS phone

美讶

原帖由 pal 于 2008-3-17 12:27 发表
that's why I use GPS phone

who bought you your GPS phone?

pal

原帖由 美讶 于 2008-3-17 12:32 发表

who bought you your GPS phone?

My FIL

大饼

原帖由 jibu 于 2008-3-17 12:20 发表
抢银行可以理解，为几百块钱的东西撬车砸窗真搞不懂。这些人真糊涂！

要是哪个急等钱买毒品的瘾君子看到你车坐垫上有个硬币，管他是几毛钱还是两刀的先砸了玻璃再说。
为了你的玻璃，一定要记住！！！！