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Battling Auto Crime

By 250 News

Friday, July 20, 2007 10:43 AM

    
 Solicitor General John Les  announces IMPACT is coming to Prince George

It is no secret that while auto theft crime has dropped in the lower mainland, the newest stats from ICBC show it has climbed 17% in Prince George, and  an increase of 88% in thefts from vehicles. (see previous story)

This  morning, Solicitor General John Less was in Prince George to  announce  IMPACT is coming to Prince George, "We think it is needed now  IMPACT has moved into town and they are here on a mission, if you are  an auto thief and like to steal cars, they are going to make your life miserable."
IMPACT brings with it bait vehicles including cars, trucks, all terrain vehicles and personal watercraft. There are undercover officers,   and police dogs which Solicitor General John Les says " Enjoy helping us take a bite out of crime."
There is a helicopter,  and automatic license plate recognition which can run 600 license plates in a flash.
Les says there will be lots of cameras taking  photos " If you are an auto thief, we will have the best  evidence possible, namely your mug shot on a video and the  Judges find that pretty compelling evidence."
On an average day in B.C. there are nearly 200 vehicle crimes a day at an annual cost of $130 million dollars.
Here are the top ten items stolen from vehicles:
  1. Stereo equipment - CD players, amps, speakers,  subwoofers
  2. CD’s
  3. Laptop computers
  4. Coins - parking change
  5. Registration papers
  6. Garage door openers
  7. Cell phones, portable DVD and MP3 players
  8. Work tools
  9. Tires and wheels
  10. Air bags
2006 NORTH/CENTRAL TOP 10 STOLEN VEHICLES
RANK
MAKE
MODEL
MODEL YEAR RANKING
1
2
3
4
5
1
FORD
F-SERIES†
05
95
06
04
96
2
DODGE
RAM
98
96
95
02
01
3
DODGE
DURANGO
98
01
99
00
4
DODGE
DAKOTA
96
06
04
03
05
5
JEEP
CHEROKEE**
89
93
00
94
91
6
GMC
SIERRA
92
90
88
96
94
7
GMC
G3500
94
96
97
92
91
8
CHEVROLET
K1500
94
92
98
91
96
9
CHEVROLET
CAVALIER
03
91
94
97
04
10
CHRYSLER(DODGE/PLYMOUTH)
NEON
95
00
96
04
05
**
INCLUDES GRAND CHEROKEE
†
INCLUDES F150, F250 & F350

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Posted on Friday, July 20, 2007 10:43 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Comment Posted by: Harbinger on July 20 2007 11:10 AM
Here is the top one item that results in most of all these thefts. Repeat offenders who steal cars and are released almost right Away back into parking lots to do it again. If you can't keep them in jail, put them on a bus to somewhere else in this country. And by doing that we will see if they have the wherewithal to come back here. But then again, someone needs a taxpayer funded holiday, just steal a car and get caught. D'oh! Seems we can't win.
Comment Posted by: Bridge on July 21 2007 10:53 AM
How about a little prevention by the vehicle owner. I wonder why the theft of imorts is not shown on this survey?

Cheers
Comment Posted by: jonnypg on July 21 2007 12:00 PM
Hey Bridge'Because North American vehicles are easier to break into!