Thieves take advantage of unlocked cars
(CNS): Police are investigating a number of thefts from vehicles in recent weeks where construction tools, electronics and money have been stolen. Many of the thefts involved vehicles that were left unlocked, the RCIPS said in a release, as they urged owners to always lock their vehicles. Police said drivers should check that all doors and windows are properly closed whenever a vehicle is not in use.
“Many thefts from vehicles are opportunistic. This means that if a thief finds your vehicle unlocked, you become an easy target,” the RCIPS stated.
Officers advised people not to leave valuable items in vehicles or at least ensure they are not visible when a car is unattended. Park in well-lit areas and, if possible, in places with security cameras or security officers on site. Don’t leave vehicles running or leave vehicles with the keys inside unattended, even for a short amount of time.
Owners are also advised to, where possible, record serial numbers of equipment and mark items such as construction tools so that they can be identified more easily if they are stolen.
The RCIPS is investigating the recent reports and is encouraging all members of the public to report any break-ins to vehicles, regardless of whether or not anything was stolen, by contacting 911 or the nearest police station.
See here for information about preventing theft.
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Yeah Gave police pictures of a man trying to break into my car after I called them. Police told me it wasn’t logged because it was attempted break in as the burgle didn’t steal anything. Wow
The only “crime” RCIPS seem willing or able to solve is people doing 50 in a 40 that would be a 60 or 70 limit anywhere else on the planet where people have real driving licenses.
There are no roads on any of the three islands where those speed limits would be safe, or advisable for everyone. Wait til you have been driving long enough to experience your first tire, brake line, transmission, or radiator failure at highway speeds. Then you’ll learn that sometimes things can break catastrophically and you need to plan for that.
lol, What chicken little rubbish. Dual carriageways across the world are 60/70.
Why would you ever leave your car unlocked?
So it can get stolen?
Because once upon a time these Islands were not swamped with imported poverty. Imagine that, imagine only recently how the good old days were.
An Island of a few thousand people, all in a sense of community. Replaced by anybody we can find from anywhere in the world at any price and we wonder why it’s gone downhill?
Oddly, this is the same thing happening all over the Western World. Mostly Europe.
I’ve never locked any of my cars. No problems. Honestly if some POS loser is going to steal something out my car I’d rather not lose a window too.
I leave my car unlocked with the key in, and a hidden GPS tracker.
Try me. I’ll find you again.
I called wotless (they never took me seriously even with the tracker log) FRU last time unna tried it, but this time I’ll dish out the sentence for ya r@ss.
Title could easily read lenient sentencing and lack of public exposure encourages thieves.
If you lock your car they just break the window, which is worse in the end. This kind of advice from RCIPS is dumb and insulting. And what is the point of reporting it to them? So they can collect statistics?
I keep unlocked at night. My glove box is locked though.
Just dont keep anything valuable in your car. Better yet, keep nothing in there, no papers or even junk. Any would be thief will quickly just see nothing is laying around on your seats or in the center console, and move on.
Or maybe they drive away in your car and it’s broken down for parts before the RCIPS start their morning.
If they know how to start the car without the key they can certainly get into it with the key too. Only seems to be an issue if you drive a Honda like them.
It’s now definitely a case of ‘meh’ if reporting anything to the police. Yes, tell people to lock their cars, keep valuables hidden or away from the vehicle etc…but you’re telling this to a population that can’t wear seatbelts in a jurisdiction with a ridiculously high accident rate, one where babies and toddlers are routinely seen in laps or just crawling around in cars, people park anywhere (including on roundabouts). Rules and advice have no mind paid to them. Thanks though.
Thieves, like other criminals, are capitalizing on there being no risk of apprehension in the commission of their offenses. Our Strata fired our security company because even if there was an incident (and there are), who would they call, and when would they get there? Non-performance is the single biggest problem in Cayman, and the CIG leads the way in unaccountablity.
If you know my car and somebody else is taking things out of it, I formally give my permission — if it is your desire — to beat their ASS. Drinks on me. Thank you.
cops should be on the roads pulling people over for infractions every day and I think you’ll find some stuff. not only that what’s up with all the cars with scratched off license plates so you can’t even see the number? these cops do not care, they don’t do anything and this is on them.