| Show WHO'S DRIVING YOUR CAR CARr Monique Charbonneau Arts Editor The bad news is that car thieves often pursue the cars that the majority of us drive Currently there are two lists of stolen cars that are compiled for insurance companies One of the lists is conducted by the National Insurance Crime Bureau NICE a profit non-profit organization financed by auto insurers Theother The Theother Theother other list is compiled by the Information Services Incorporated This corporation provides software software software soft soft- ware and communication services es to insurance carriers Unlike the information provided by the theNICE theNICE NICE this list does not include vehicles that were temporarily misplaced such as cars that were taken on joy rides This list only includes cars that were never recovered The took note of an average of vehicles stolen per day In 2002 the 1989 Toyota Camry topped the list for the time in the last five years according to Info Services Toyotas and H Hondas were 20 of the top 25 most stolen vehicles cles in inthe inthe inthe the nation with the Honda Accord as a's the most stolen c cle 1 e. e oJ As for collectible cars the Ford I Mustang and the Chevy Corvette are stolen most often According to a three year study conducted by Hagerty Insurance a leading insurer of collectible cars and motorcycles In most cases stolen cars are stripped and parts are distributed among dishonest mechanics who then install them in your car They lead you to believe that the parts are new therefore they get getto getto getto to charge you for it Sometimes after a lot of hard work and determination a slight yet difficult difficult difficult cult modification to the Vehicle Identification Number VIN the car can be put back on the mar mar- ket S Officer Crowley from the Sandy Police Department said that most people steal cars to get simply from point A to point B. B She explained that there is not much you can do to prevent you car from being stolen However according to Officer Crowley The Club is the best and only way to help prevent a thief from stealing your carCar carCar carCar car Car thieves have several ways to 10 to pursue your vehicle whether it iti i See Stolen Cars Carson S Of on page 3 h. h J 1 t ii 4 w Stolen Cars continued from page 2 be with a screwdriver or breaking breaking breaking break break- ing a window If they want to get in they'll get in said Officer Crowley Contrary to the belief that The Club is a sure bet Sam an n ex- ex car thief says it can easily be dismantled To a smart jacker The Club is useless its it's a two minute obstacle obstacle obstacle cle said Sam Sam spoke of a gas pedal club that is unbreakable This device is centered behind the gas pedal and stops a person from pushing the pedal to the floor Another suggestion from Sam was getting an alarm Although alarms dont don't stop your window or locks from getting broken they do scare off offa a lot of people said Sam Even if you never leave your your- car running get an alarm and lock your doors theres there's no guarantee guarantee guarantee guar guar- antee that your car wont won't get stolen If a thief is set out to steal your car theres there's not much you can do about it regardless of how hard you try to protect it O |
