How to stop thefts from Brimbank cars
2008-08-19
THEFT from cars has been the number one crime committed in Brimbank in the past six months.
There are frequently more than 210 thefts from cars monthly with Brimbank currently having about the third-highest rate of any council area in the state.
In the week from Thursday, July 10, to Wednesday, July 16, we had 40 thefts reported. Seven involved the theft of registration plates.
Two occurred from cars parked at homes.
Watergardens railway station and shopping centre car parks had three thefts of registration plates reported, and one from Albion railway station.
About half of all other thefts from cars occurred outside private residences where the vehicle was parked in the street.
The other hotspots were the train station car parks with Watergardens (3), Ginifer (2), Sunshine (2) and St Albans (2) being targeted with goods being taken from cars. There was one theft from a construction site in St Albans where wheels valued at more than $2000 were stolen.
Locking wheel nuts is a cheap and easy way to prevent theft of wheels which is very common.
Sometimes I wonder why people would spend so much on their wheels and not spend money on locking wheel nuts.
If you know someone with expensive wheels, consider buying them some locking wheel nuts.
The total value of the reported thefts for that week period is more than $20,000. Generally, the thefts outside homes are at night while the car park thefts occur during the day.
The reason that thieves break into cars is because they know many people are generally lazy and will leave valuables in their cars.
Consider the hassle of not having use of your car while you replace a broken window and the cost of the window as well as the items stolen.
It is unfortunate that Brimbank has such a high rate of thefts from cars but the challenge is out there to Brimbank residents to give them nothing to steal. Do not leave items in clear view.
If you have to leave items of value in your car then lock them in the boot.
If you wish to avoid having your number plates stolen, then get one way (anti-theft) screws from a hardware store.
Another option is to use a heavy duty glue to fill in the screws on your number plates.
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