Local Auto Thefts | Page 25 | GTAMotorcycle.com

Local Auto Thefts

Funny how for the last many years thefts have been on the rise with very few recoveries. Now, all of a sudden in the last few months, with numbers reaching unheard of levels and a the police feeling some heat, suddenly we're hearing about all sorts of busts and recoveries. Perhaps police forces have actually been able to do something about this all along but were just choosing not to?

Anyhow, on another topic, what happened to the spray-in "millions of VIN number" tag things that they used to have? They loaded them into some sprayer machine and sprayed them in every nook and cranny in the vehicle, I think they had some adjesive as well that made them stick. The premise was that with literally millions of them (they were basically like tiny confetti / glitter) all over every body part inside and out (although where you wouldn't normally see them) that there was no way to actually remove all of them in a meaningful fashion and accordingly, it made the parts harder to sell, and made the vehicle basically traceable until the end of time as there was no way to get them off every single body part.

Is this not a thing anymore?

Anyhow, in the short term, in addition to GPS (which has it's faults and limitations), some sort of super stealthy proximity pinger system would seem to be something they should explore, with receivers mounted at all border crossings and ports of entry and exit. It does nothing until it detects a vehicle in "stolen" mode, and then it sets off an alarm or alert somewhere. Even if a vehicle is in a seacan on it's way to a ship to head overseas, unless they start lining the cans in lead, it'll go off.

That, and they need to start screening seacans more and more. Xraying every 100th one as it comes in and out just doesn't seem to be working anymore.
 
Funny how for the last many years thefts have been on the rise with very few recoveries. Now, all of a sudden in the last few months, with numbers reaching unheard of levels and a the police feeling some heat, suddenly we're hearing about all sorts of busts and recoveries. Perhaps police forces have actually been able to do something about this all along but were just choosing not to?

Anyhow, on another topic, what happened to the spray-in "millions of VIN number" tag things that they used to have? They loaded them into some sprayer machine and sprayed them in every nook and cranny in the vehicle, I think they had some adjesive as well that made them stick. The premise was that with literally millions of them (they were basically like tiny confetti / glitter) all over every body part inside and out (although where you wouldn't normally see them) that there was no way to actually remove all of them in a meaningful fashion and accordingly, it made the parts harder to sell, and made the vehicle basically traceable until the end of time as there was no way to get them off every single body part.

Is this not a thing anymore?

Anyhow, in the short term, in addition to GPS (which has it's faults and limitations), some sort of super stealthy proximity pinger system would seem to be something they should explore, with receivers mounted at all border crossings and ports of entry and exit. It does nothing until it detects a vehicle in "stolen" mode, and then it sets off an alarm or alert somewhere. Even if a vehicle is in a seacan on it's way to a ship to head overseas, unless they start lining the cans in lead, it'll go off.

That, and they need to start screening seacans more and more. Xraying every 100th one as it comes in and out just doesn't seem to be working anymore.
You don't need lead to block rf. Steel works fine. Just need a steel sheet on the floor and some sweep seals to cover door gaps and your Faraday cage is complete. Will it be perfect? No. Will it be good enough to kill the signal from a device the size of a coin that runs for five years on its internal battery? Probably. Cages like to be grounded and it won't be on the truck. Not sure how that affects performance.

They xray way less than 1% on the way out. Most inspections focus on in.
 
You don't need lead to block rf. Steel works fine. Just need a steel sheet on the floor and some sweep seals to cover door gaps and your Faraday cage is complete. Will it be perfect? No. Will it be good enough to kill the signal from a device the size of a coin that runs for five years on its internal battery?

I don't know about that. There's lots of stories out there of something as simple as airtags (of all things) working in many situations where people wouldn't expect them to. Heck, people literally drop them inside the steel frames of their bicycles and they still work. I use them in our luggage when travelling and have physically connected to them in the cargo hold of the aircraft while aboard, (ok, aluminum vs steel, but a TON of interference), as well as while cruising and have connected to them in stateroom corridors from inside our room, or in stateroom corridors while the suitcase is still in a crew service area. And anyone who's ever been on a cruise ship knows that they're giant compartmentalized steel boxes.

Bluetooth low energy is surprisingly invasive when it comes to getting through things, steel included. Range will be impacted, absolutely, but the signals can still get out quite often.
 
Heard today on the radio that cars in the UK come with a bunch of anti theft stuff that isn't offered in NA. WTF?
We don't have the crazy KIA theft problem the the states have because we have slightly more stringent anti-theft requirements than the USA.
In the UK they had to have ignition immobilizers on motorcycles as far back as the 90's
Manufactures don't to seem to care to install anti-theft hardware as standard equipment as it increases sticker price without increasing corporate profit.
 
Last edited:
These guys are annoying AF but i thought this was amusing.
It is not too often that you feel bad for Porsche owners. Taking the theory of pilfering headlamps for a grow with a grain of salt tho.
 
Selling multiple vehicles with VIN's that do not match with the paperwork isn't the kind of game that will hold up for the long haul.
You got to wonder what these idiots were thinking,from sale #1 the clock was ticking.
If they get released they will be absconding no doubt at all.
Edit- Pardon me when.
 
Not a car per se….damn scammers.

 

Back
Top Bottom