Upsurge In Thefts Of Locked Vehicles

Police trying to trace Range Rover car stolen in Chiswick

A Black Ranger Rover Evoque has been stolen at Rusthall Avenue, despite being securely locked, in an escalation of crimes of this type.

The OWL messaging system service has asked the public to watch out for any sightings of the vehicle, registration VRN EF66NWG, and says it is one of a number of incidents where cars have been targeted in the area in the past few days.

They believe that the cars may be stolen to order.

A Range Rover Evoque vehicle, not the one stolen

The Rusthall Avenue incident happened between 17:00 and 20:00, on Tuesday November 20th).

The police say the criminals usually scan the car keys which are kept inside the owners' property just by holding a specialised cloning scanner up to the house.

If by any chance you spotted the car Black Ranger Rover Evoke (VRN EF66NWG), or have it on CCTV, please call the police immediately giving location and the direction it’s traveling and quoting Crime Reference Number 2528339/18

Report and immediately any suspicious individuals by calling 999. Intelligence from CCTV showed criminals checking an area by driving very slowly at around 10-12 miles/hrs. Keep an eye!

Keep your keys well away from the front of the house to prevent this happening to you. Usually, best to be hidden inside a Faraday bag that could be bought off the internet and/or inside the microwave is a preferred location as the transmitted waves from the cloning device may not penetrate the lead microwave shielding.

The criminals usually access the factory fitted tracker units which only have two power sources and cut them, making the car untraceable. There are new trackers on the market with magnets and a powerful long-life battery that can be fitted/tucked in anywhere in the cars and/or goes into ALARM mode then the control can see exactly where it is to with about 10 metres anywhere in Europe.

November 23, 2018