Those who drive into Msia, beware.....
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: The police have yet to uncover evidence that car thieves are getting help from the people within the industry to steal vehicles.
Federal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief Datuk Bakri Zinin said this in a statement in response to the report "Many car thieves getting inside help", published in the New Straits Times last Saturday.
The report had implied that car distributors believed that car thieves received inside help as the jobs were often "clean" and the vehicles not damaged.
"Breaking into cars or immobilising car alarms is not rocket science.
"Car thieves are resourceful and very capable of finding their way into any car they can get," Bakri said.
The article also reported that most of the 12,427 vehicles stolen last year were luxury cars, multi-purpose and four-wheel drive vehicles.
"Police statistics show that car thieves target any make of car as long as opportunities exist for them to do so."
Bakri said the increase in car thefts was almost proportionate to the increase in registered cars in the country.
"In 2005, there were about 6.5 million registered cars in the country whereas last year, the figure had increased to 7.4 million.
"The number of cars stolen last year is only 0.17% of the number of registered vehicles in the country."
He added that the CID took vehicle thefts seriously and combats the activity by gathering intelligence and monitoring areas prone to thefts.
Bakri advised vehicle owners to install appropriate anti-theft devices.
Federal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief Datuk Bakri Zinin said this in a statement in response to the report "Many car thieves getting inside help", published in the New Straits Times last Saturday.
The report had implied that car distributors believed that car thieves received inside help as the jobs were often "clean" and the vehicles not damaged.
"Breaking into cars or immobilising car alarms is not rocket science.
"Car thieves are resourceful and very capable of finding their way into any car they can get," Bakri said.
The article also reported that most of the 12,427 vehicles stolen last year were luxury cars, multi-purpose and four-wheel drive vehicles.
"Police statistics show that car thieves target any make of car as long as opportunities exist for them to do so."
Bakri said the increase in car thefts was almost proportionate to the increase in registered cars in the country.
"In 2005, there were about 6.5 million registered cars in the country whereas last year, the figure had increased to 7.4 million.
"The number of cars stolen last year is only 0.17% of the number of registered vehicles in the country."
He added that the CID took vehicle thefts seriously and combats the activity by gathering intelligence and monitoring areas prone to thefts.
Bakri advised vehicle owners to install appropriate anti-theft devices.
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