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$64m in vehicles stolen last year
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Jesse Ramdeo
10 hours ago
Wed Jan 08 2020
JESSE RAMDEO
jesse.ramdeo@cnc3.co.tt
Nissan vehicles remain favourites among car thieves and according to Sgt. Christopher Swamber of the T&T Police Service (TTPS) Stolen Vehicle Squad they “made up 52 per cent of all vehicles taken by robbery. Of the 322 vehicles reported stolen in 2019, 166 were Nissan vehicles.”
At yesterday’s police press briefing, Sgt. Swamber said the value of stolen vehicles amounted to more than $64 million. However, that was a $5 million reduction from 2018.
Also among the targeted vehicles was the Toyota Hilux. Although they are equipped with an array of anti-theft devices, including horn alarms, flashing lights and immobilizing technology, thieves were able to steal 15 of them.
Sgt Swamber said the highest number of car thefts was reported in the Northern Division with “28 per cent of 89 reports of the total recorded cases for this period with the majority of robberies taking place in the victims’ residence.” He said vehicle thefts in the Eastern Division dropped from 18 in 2018 to eight last year.
He added that based on information there appeared to be a trend in robberies where “victims appear to be robbed on their arrival at their home, or whilst at their home, with perpetrators entering through open doors.”
But it was not all doom and gloom for vehicle owners. Sgt Swamber said there was a 20 per cent increase in the recovery of vehicles last year and he is hopeful this spike in detection rates will deter car thieves and further reduce the losses incurred by vehicle owners.
“The TTPS would prefer there is no robbery and theft of vehicles. However, when these crimes occur, we hope the recent high detection in the Port-of-Spain Division will be a deterrent for offenders and nos crime perpetrated against citizens will be tolerated. It should be noted the illegal vehicle industry is a multi-million dollar industry,” he said.
TTPS Public Relations Officer ASP Wayne Mystar praised officers of the recently formed Road Policing Task Force (RPTF) for rescuing a kidnap victim.
He said: “At around 2.50 pm on Tuesday 7th January, officers of the RPTF were on duty in Cumuto when they had cause to assist a male victim who was the front seat passenger of a vehicle. After intercepting the vehicle, the victim told officers that around 2.10 pm he was at a gas station in Valencia when he was approached by two men.”
ASP Mystar said the suspects dealt the man several blows about the body before forcing him into the front passenger seat of the car then driving off with his vehicle against his will. The two suspects were arrested and taken to the Valencia Police Station.
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