Posted on 04/29/2012 11:23:21 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Albuquerque police are trying to make life harder for car thieves.
Police etched Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) into car windshields and windows on Saturday free of charge.
Brenda Baca said she isn't taking any chances as she had her VIN etched into all her windows.
"Got a new car and I just thought this would be a good idea," said Baca.
Virginia Garcia thinks it's good idea too, especially lately.
"There's so many thieves out there. I mean they're just taking our stuff at liberty," said Baca.
Police said they're cracking down on vehicle thieves hard and this is just one more way to detour them from stealing cars.
"This is a permanently etched number in the glass of your vehicle that the auto theft unit police departments can go to," said APD Auto Theft Detective Joel Block.
You might be thinking the thieves will just replace the glass in a chop shop.
Not so according to detectives who work car theft cases everyday.
"Glass is one of the most expensive components to replace in a vehicle, it's very time consuming and labor intensive to get that replaced and auto thieves do not like to do that," said Block.
Police say thieves will most likely target other cars that don't have the VIN etching.
For Baca, getting it done and out of the way is just a matter of common sense.
"They're helping us out so why not take advantage of something they're giving us so we can help them also," said Baca.
Albuquerque police say a few years ago the Duke City was number seven in the nation for car thefts.
That number has improved to about 20 this year.
I like the way you think!
I hope you don't get a visit from the authories for divulging Obama's Soc. Sec. #.
Most of them never see action.
But it's nice to have some backup plans on file.
I hope you don't get a visit from the authorities for divulging Obama's Soc. Sec. #.
The copper thievery is so out of control this is most likely a stopgap measure. I have even stopped copper thieves that have made makeshift grappeling hooks to rip copper guttering down.
Whoopee.
The number is already on the frame, transmission and other places. VIN on a window? Replace the window.
FWIW it wasn't the first thing that came to my mind either.
Engrave your social security number on it! Smart. Better put on your mother’s maiden name, maternal grandfather’s names, first pet.
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