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| Some of the Capture Car posters designed to give criminals second thoughts. |
CAR criminals in Barry and the Vale will have to think twice before breaking into a vehicle in the future.
South Wales Police in the Vale, together with the Safer Vale Partnership, are employing the latest in-car technology to tackle vehicle crime in the area.
Police have deployed a number of Capture Cars' across the division - if one of the cars is broken into, it can be immobilised in minutes and the culprit remotely locked in.
Movements can be traced using special tracking devices, and the criminal's picture is taken by equipment concealed within the vehicle.
In the past, prolific offenders have led police to their houses or to the location of other stolen vehicles.
Critically, all the data obtained from these devices can then be used as evidence in court.
Detective Sergeant Mark O'Shea said: "The purpose behind Capture Cars is to reduce vehicle crime by deterring offenders, who are forced take a gamble on whether or not they are breaking into a Capture Car, risking almost certain capture.
"These cars look like any other vehicle and could be located anywhere in the Vale.
"Police and Police Community Support Officers have been handing out a variety of Capture Car posters and window stickers which the public should place on their cars, posing the question 'Am I a Police Decoy Vehicle?' - confusing and stopping auto criminals in their tracks.
"We want the public to play their part in reducing vehicle crime and, by promoting "Am I a Police Decoy Vehicle?" they can help make these criminals think twice."
7:43am Saturday 17th May 2008
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