Auto burglars target GPS devices at Stanford
By: Don Kazak, Palo Alto Online News
Auto burglars have a new, favored item to steal, at least on the Stanford campus. There have been six GPS devices stolen from cars since March 1, and eight since Feb. 22, Detective Chris Cohendet said.Thieves will sometimes walk down a row of parked cars checking for an unlocked car or to break into a car with a GPS device on its dashboard. Stanford students who have items stolen often don't lock their cars because they think the campus is safe, Cohendet added. The GPS devices sell for several hundred dollars or more, but many are also portable and don’t have to be left in the car.
Auto burglars have a new, favored item to steal, at least on the Stanford campus. There have been six GPS devices stolen from cars since March 1, and eight since Feb. 22, Detective Chris Cohendet said.Thieves will sometimes walk down a row of parked cars checking for an unlocked car or to break into a car with a GPS device on its dashboard. Stanford students who have items stolen often don't lock their cars because they think the campus is safe, Cohendet added. The GPS devices sell for several hundred dollars or more, but many are also portable and don’t have to be left in the car.
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