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Theft prevention advice for households with prestige vehicles

Posted on 17/11/09

police,constabulary,leicestershire policeTheft prevention advice for households with prestige vehicles

Householders with prestige cars are being advised on how to keep them from thieves.

Modern vehicles are increasingly difficult to steal without the keys due to alarms and immobilisers. So car thieves are breaking into homes to take the vehicle keys.

They also use wires and other devices to try to hook keys through letterboxes or cat flaps.

Over the past two months, thieves have stolen 20 sets of car keys in this way across South Leicestershire (Blaby, Harborough, Hinckley and Bosworth and Oadby and Wigston), and made a further 15 attempts.

PC Steve Day, Crime Reduction Officer for Leicestershire Constabularys South Area, said: It has been a growing problem in recent years.

Its high value cars that tend to be left outside peoples houses and not in garages. High value cars are pretty secure, especially the more modern models. But generally the security wont work if a thief has the vehicle keys.

PC Day gave the following advice to vehicle owners:

  • Dont leave car keys visible
  • Dont leave them on hallway table
  • Dont leave them near the front door
  • Consider getting an alarm for your house most cars have alarms, but these rarely go off if a thief has the keys
  • Consider fitting a tracker device to your vehicle.

Anyone wanting crime prevention advice in relation to these car key burglaries can leave a message for PC 1009 Steve Day by calling Leicestershire Constabulary on 0116 222 2222. Follow the instructions to leave a message for an officer and when prompted key in PC Days identification number 1009.

If you have information about this type of crime, call Leicestershire Constabulary on 0116 222 2222, or Crimestoppers, which is free* and anonymous on 0800 555 111.

* Please note, some mobile phone service providers may charge for this call.

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