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Car thieves steal keyless car in less than 60 seconds
Keyless car theft on the increase Keyless car theft is on the increase as can be seen by the video released by the West Midlands Police in the UK. This residential CCTV footage highlights how easy it is for thieves to get away with your car. Keyless car theft is something that all car owners should be aware of. These...
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Three people charged over €6 million ‘ghost broker’ scam
Ghost broker scam The two businessmen and an art teacher were charged over the alleged million euro ghost broker fraud motor insurance scam. It has been alleged that 10 insurance companies were conned by the fake brokerage into issuing about 2,500 false policies when they used the information supplied by the criminal fraudsters. Three individuals from the Blanchardstown and Lucan...
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Gardaí seize over 2000 stolen catalytic converters
Catalytic converter theft A business premises was raided last week in Finglas at 9:45am last Thursday, where Gardaí seized 2,150 catalytic converters worth over €2.2 million euro. Criminals steal these car components due to their high value and melt them down to extract the valuable, precious metals such as rhodium, platinum and palladium. When the Gardaí arrived, they found not...
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Criminal Assets Bureau seize 80 cars worth over €2 million
The Criminal Assets Bureau ‘denied and deprived’ an International crime gang this morning by seizing 80 cars worth over €2 million In breaking news, a series of raids was carried out this morning by a multiple agency force in County Tipperary in which 80 cars were seized worth millions. The multi-agency raid and seizure is part of an...
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Leprechaun Arrested for Looting Cars
Leprechaun arrested for petty larceny Cops in the United States have arrested a ‘Tall Leprechaun’ for looting cars in a residential neighbourhood in New York. The green-shirted looter was spotted by the folks of Kenmore, New York State back on July 23. As we all know, it’s rare to see a leprechaun, but it’s even rarer to...
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Driver distractions - mobile phones
Dangers of mobile phone use while driving We previously discussed the act of 'Rubbernecking' in another article which played a role in driver distractions and how we could combat this. An even bigger driver distraction that we all fall victim to is the use of our mobile phones. It is something that needs to be addressed. Nowadays we can't go...
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Gardai warn how easy it is for criminals to break into your car
Gardai warn how easy it is for criminals to break into your car The Garda are again warning the public how easy it is for car thieves to break into your car and show how that many car thefts are simply because many people forget to lock their car.WATCH: Crime Prevention Park Smart Video They have even...
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Motorist caught driving a car with tax expired for almost 13 years
Gardaí apprehended a motorist who was driving a car with tax out for almost 13 years. The driver was pulled over at a checkpoint by the cops in County Kildare near the town of Kill. The Guards were flabbergasted to see the last time the vehicle was taxed. It had expired 4,676 days before. The car was obviously impounded, as...
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luxury cars stolen by remote control in 10 seconds
Luxury cars are now being stolen through remote control The head of the An Garda Síochána national stolen vehicle investigation unit, Detective Superintendent Michael Mullen has made a public appeal to motorists to be more careful as car thieves are circumventing car security and stealing vehicles by remote control. The car thieves can redirect the electronic signal from your key...
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Christmas shoppers warned not to leave valuables in their cars
Christmas shoppers are being warned not to leave valuables in their cars during the holiday season With €30.6m worth of items stolen from vehicles since 2016, shoppers are being encouraged not to leave valuable items in their cars and especially do not have them in view of opportunistic thieves. Shoppers are being reminded to take extra steps to ensure they...