BY EDWINNIE EINSTEIN UNJI
KUCHING: Modified keys and specialised devices have become the preferred tools for theft criminals to steal vehicles nowadays.
Kuching police chief ACP Ashmon Bajah said that this modus operandi is being used by criminals to easily access vehicles.
“Their modus operandi is simple; they used a modified key to gain entry and mess with the wiring to start up the ignition,” Ashmon said during a press conference on Integrated Crime Prevention at Kuching Police District Headquarters here today (April 24).
He said vehicles with advanced technology would also be stolen as criminals have portable signal jammers to turn off the car alarm and GPS tracker.
Furthermore, he said criminals would also carry motorcycles into vehicles such as vans and four-wheel vehicles.
“These stolen vehicles would be used for the criminal’s personal use or daily activities, smuggled out to the neighbouring country or sell these stolen cars locally here in Sarawak.
“Vehicles that are identified as targets by criminals are Yamaha LC motorcycles, Honda C100 motorcycles, Perodua Kancils, Pajeros, Toyota Fortuners and Toyota Hiluxs,” he said.
Ashmon urged the public to provide information to the police as soon as suspicious activities arise at any location or at a residential place.
“We need the public to help us in order to make this operation a success, because information from the public is vital to us to arrest and eliminate these syndicates or other syndicates that will enter our district (Kuching).
“Those who have any information about these syndicates, please do inform us via telephone or our Facebook page or police headquarters in Kuching”, Ashmon advised the public.
