..BMW Theft Statistics...
meetoo;219326 said:
In my line of work, there are constant metal theft, almost daily. When we make the police reports, they try very hard to discourage us from making the reports, even accusing us of stealing our own installations! It spoils their crime statistics. Basically, they can't and don't do anything about petty theft.
...kidney grills are usually 'acquired' singly at any opportunistic time, oddly enough & very rarely both at the same time...
...during the monsoon season, wipers (both), are 'acquired', leaving the victim to find the loss usually when it starts raining & the windscreen is scratched by the naked wiper arms...
...windows are pierced with special cutters whenever certain type of belongings are left visibly in the car...(is your car parked near a building construction site ?)
...cars parked in undesignated or non-authorised parking locations, are the most prone to deliberate attempts at theft...
...the seemingly 'petty' thefts are a preclude to a larger crime involving the same vehicle, at that time, at that particular area...it allows the perpetrators to determine if the car alarm is working & if public awareness is evident...eventually the 'team'involved could even 'jack' the whole vehicle...
...incidents should be reported so that the appropriate authorities are informed & those involved, from the 'acquirer', 'fence' right upto the larger car theft rings are eventually apprehended...
...ever notice that when the perpetrators do get caught and are shown on the tv news, it's the whole 'team' & most of the loot that is displayed...(laptop, hand bags, car CD players, cellphones & ofcourse cars etc)...
...like everywhere else in the world, who doesn't want to pay cheap money for something that is usually very expensive ?...the 'black market' is there the moment there is an unscrupulous & unfulfilled demand always ready to pay cheap...
