Crimes in general and property crimes in particular tend to be underreported to authorities. As a result, the problem may be worse than it appears in statistics reported by police. Crimes of convenience, perceived by the criminal as harmless, undetectable, and not setups, are crimes nonetheless. The authorities are only providing temptation – choosing whether or not to act upon it is still ultimately a personal responsibility.
Theft implies an action carried out surreptitiously, where the thief makes every effort not to be observed. By contrast, robbery involves a direct confrontation between the robber and his victim. Theft is dealt with by Part 9 of the Criminal Code of Canada which is the part that covers property crime. Section 322 in Part 9 creates a general definition of theft, while other sections such as section 326 (which deals with the theft of gas, electricity and telecommunication services) define special kinds of theft.
Thieves will usually choose their targets by looking for those most easy to steal from, or ones that will give them more bang for their buck. For example, women should never leave their purse on the front seat of the car. Thieves may be using a device that allows them to copy the signal sent out when automobile owners use their remote key button to lock their vehicles. The thief records the signal and then watches as the intended victim walks away. Thieves will use a rod or pole through the letterbox to steal car keys from hall tables.
A Neighborhood Thief triggered the camera described below to show and record. The software sent an alert to his mobile phone. The alert message triggered a sound that woke him up. He went to Command Center and saw the thief still in the neighborhood. He called the police and then went outside to chase the teen down. Story made the local news.
The following video made it in the newspapers how effective it is to use the Wilife cameras show here to catch lurking car thieves. When the thief triggered the motion sensor in the video security camera, the software sent an alert notification to the customer’s mobile phone. The alert to his mobile woke him up. He went to the security software to see what the camera recorded. He saw that the thief was still in the neighborhood peeking into cars. He called the police and then went outside to chase the teen down. This story made the local news.
The four outdoor surveillance cameras used to capture the thief shown in the video above was using the Four Camera Wilife Outdoor Video Surveillance Kit w/Free Remote Viewing. They uses your existing PC as a DVR to record and playback video on all 4 cameras at the same time in incredible detail. The quality, detail and ease of installation cannot be matched in any outdoor surveillance system. A typical home owner can install them in minutes and use there personal computer as the DVR and monitor!
Locks and other devices can discourage theft. Alarm systems are supposed to alert the police to respond, but in many cases they don’t work well. Locks were made to keep a honest person out. Boris you are so right.
In addition to stealing property inside the car, car thieves have a variety of motivations for stealing the car itself. The most common ploy of the professional criminal is to steal vehicles in order to obtain the parts. Car key theft has become a growing problem to every car owner. With the improvement of automobile security, thieves have taken to finding way to steal the keys rather than attempting to steal the car without them. Cars are a significant expense. What other forms of theft of > $5,000 worth of “stuff” will garner the thief seven or more “chances” before they see any significant jail time?
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