QUICK FACTS TO REDUCE AUTO THEFT/ CRIME
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Install an immobilizer.
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Use a steering lock every time
you park your vehicle.
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Always close your windows and
lock your doors.
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Take your possessions with you.
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Keep your spare keys in your
wallet, not in your car
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Avoid parking behind fences or
hedges.
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At home, light your driveway
all night. Elsewhere, park in well-lit areas near pedestrian traffic.
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After opening an automatic gate
to underground parking, watch out for thieves waiting to slip inside.
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Ask an Autoplan Broker about the Combat Auto Theft (CAT) program. "CAT"
stickers authorize police to question anyone driving your vehicle between
1 a.m. And 5 a.m.
TOP 5 THINGS THIEVES
LEAVE BEHIND IN YOUR VEHICLE
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Tools used to break into the
vehicle
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Sexual: used/unused condoms and
adult magazines
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Prescription/illegal drugs,
needles, crack pipes
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Blood and other bodily fluids
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Cigarettes
TOP TEN ITEMS STOLEN
FROM A VEHICLE
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Stereo equipment – CD players,
amps, speakers, subwoofers
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CDs
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Laptop computers
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Coins – parking change
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Registration papers
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Garage door openers
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Cell phones, portable DVD and
MP3 players
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Work tools
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Tires and wheels
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Air bags
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