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Only 150 cars stolen daily in Malaysia

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PETALING JAYA - An average of 150 vehicles are stolen a day in the country, with Proton and Perodua models topping the list of 112,503 whisked away since 2010.

Federal CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Zinin said the high number of thefts was due to the demand not only for new but also old vehicles, which are cannibalised for their parts.

A total of 57,462 vehicle thefts were reported in 2010 while the number was 55,041 as of September 2011, he said.

He added: "There is a big demand for the stolen vehicles at construction sites in remote areas. Some are used in robberies and other criminal activities while certain models are exported overseas.

"We believe that vehicles like Toyota Hilux are stolen to feed the huge demand for four-wheel drives in the Middle East. We think that rebel forces use them to mount guns."

RIDES GO MISSING WHEN VICTIMS LEAST EXPECT IT

PETALING JAYA - It started out like any other day for forwarding agent Shawn J. Edmund as he parked his car near Sungai Way and went to work.

It was the last time that he would see his 15-year-old Nissan Sunny 130Y as it was stolen in the afternoon on March 16 last year.

The 23-year-old had parked his car by the roadside as usual and went to work at his then workplace as a technician in the morning and would check on it every afternoon during lunch.

"On that day, I parked the car like I normally did at around 7am, and when I went for my lunch break the car was still there," he said.

Shawn said it wasn't until after work in the evening that he realised that his car had been stolen.

"At first, I could not believe my car was not there. I walked around to make sure I was looking for it at the right spot.

"When I could not find the car, I lodged a report with the police and even checked with the local council in case my car had been towed for illegal parking. There was no record of my car being towed away." he added.

Shawn said the investigations officer told him that chances of recovering his car were very slim.

"I was very upset especially since I have changed the car engine three weeks before that," he added.

Manager Catherine Chin, 34, related how her father's 20-year-old Nissan Sunny 130Y was stolen several weeks earlier in Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan.

"My father told me that he had parked his car outside the house and gone to sleep.

"When he woke up at 2am to go to the toilet, the car was still there. But when he got up at around 5am, his car had been stolen," she said.

She added that her father had lodged a police report and was told that his car had most probably been cannibalised.

PETALING JAYA - The amount that insurance companies spent on stolen vehicle claims has almost doubled over the past decade, hitting RM604 million (S$250 million) last year.

They paid out RM603,719,506 last year, compared to RM340,387,264 in 2000. The number of claims increased from 20,145 to 37,564 in that same period.

Figures from the General Insurance Association of Malaysia showed 8,736 claims were for private cars and 27,304 for motorcycles.

According to the Vehicle Theft Reduction Council of Malaysia Bhd, the most "high-risk" foreign models were the Toyota Hilux and Honda Civic.

However, almost 50 per cent of the cars stolen in the country were locally made, council coordinator Mohd Yusof Idris said.

"The local cars are stolen to be cannibalised for its parts," he said, adding that greater control over the country's supply chain of car spare parts could help authorities nab the thieves.

Mohd Yusof said greater coordination among the related authorities and industry players was crucial to curb vehicle thefts.

"We need more cooperation among Puspakom (the vehicle inspection authority), police, insurance companies, the port authorities and others," he said, adding that there should be more sharing of information.

The council is responsible for identifying and coordinating the activities of all sectors involved in curbing vehicle thefts. Its members comprise representatives of the police, Transport Ministry, Road Transport Department, Customs, Bank Negara and the insurance industry.

"We need to look into the loopholes in the system (of checking vehicle thefts) and this can only be done with the cooperation of all the related authorities," Mohd Yusof said.

He added that more vigorous checks, aided by equipment such as X-ray machines, should be conducted at the country's exit points.

GADGET USED TO TURN OFF IMMOBILISERS

KUALA LUMPUR - It was made to repair vehicles, but is now being used by syndicates to steal cars.

The hand-held device costing RM10,000 (S$4,123) was invented as a tool to diagnose mechanical faults and is not a controlled item, said Federal CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Zinin.

"It is a device we cannot control as it is used by mechanics. It is even sold at flea markets in Jalan Pasar and Petaling Street," he ad**ded.

A quick web search showed that the device could be bought online as well.

The high-tech tool was designed to plug remotely into the computer controlling a vehicle's fuel injection system.

Once in the system, the device can manipulate the car's alarm system as well.

When a thief can control the alarm system, it becomes easy to step into the car and drive it off.

"This ability to connect wirelessly with almost any vehicle makes the device an invaluable asset to car thieves," he said.

"As the device targets the computer system in a vehicle, luxury cars with high-tech security features are especially vulnerable," Comm Mohd Bakri added.

A similar device is used by enforcement officers in some countries to disable vehicles during high-speed chase.


PETALING JAYA - Vehicle thieves are using high-tech gadgets to make swift and silent getaways.

Where they once used metal rods or rulers to disable a car's locking system before hot-wiring it, they now rely on high-tech gadgets that can deactivate an alarm and other security features to enable them to steal the vehicle in seven minutes on average.

CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Zinin said syndicates were using computer harnesses which could be connected to a vehicle's diagnostic system.

"These hand-held devices look like video game consoles to the untrained eye, but they can immobilise a vehicle's alarm and other security features.

"The newer model cars are more vulnerable because they have computer boxes incorporated into their system," he added.

Vehicle thefts are usually a combined effort by several syndicates, Comm Mohd Bakri said, and explained the stages:

"First, the thieves steal a targeted car and delivers it to a certain location.

"Then a driver takes it to a storage facility before it is either handed over to a freight forwarder or cannibalised for parts.

"The syndicates involved do not make any physical contact with each other when passing the car along."

He said police had difficulty clamping down on the syndicates because they did not know each other.

Comm Mohd Bakri said the Bukit Aman Operations, Intelligence and Records division had compiled data on the methods the syndicates use to steal vehicles.

"Some of the syndicates target cars in parking lots. After breaking into a vehicle, they drive it bumper to bumper with their own car.

"This way they can use their parking ticket to get both vehicles out before the boom gate closes," he said.

He added that there were also cases where syndicates rammed into a targeted car, and when the owner came out to inspect the damage, they jumped in and drove off with the vehicle.
 
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