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THE FASTEST growing crime in
urban areas of B.C. is auto theft.

For the second time this year,
ICBC and local police are urging
drivers to lock it or lose it.

During the weex of Nov. 4 to
V1, the police will increase en-
forcement and encourage the
public to report suspicious activi-
ties and protect’ themselves.
High-risk areas such as park-
and-ride facilities, shopping malls
and sporting arena parking Jots
will be targeted in the campaign.

The police will be on the look
out for vehicles that offer a thief
valuables such as cameras, cellular
telephones and money left in view.

Crime prevention notices,
outlining how not to be a victim,
will be distributed and teft on
vehicles.

Said ICBC spokesman Kim
King, ‘‘These crimes continue to
drive up our insurance premiums.
They are tying up our police ser-
vices and clogging our legal
system.

“For the first nine months of
this year, the corporation has paid
over $52 million in  theft-related
claims. We must take responsibili-
ty for protecting ourselves.""

ICBC statistics for the first nine
months of 1992 show 477 theft of
auto claims were reported for the
period. Close to $2 million was
paid out for the local losses.

North Shore theft from auto

Stolen guitars returned after article

THE MUSIC sounded as if
it were over for the local
band Freeway Persuasion
when its members had three
of their guitars stolen out of
their van just prior to a gig
in North Vancouver.

But an Oct. 9 North Shore
News article detailing the band’s

plight helped the musicians regain
their customized axes, valued at
over $6,000.

**Rob (Darch) got a call from a
guy who said he had read the ar-
ticle in the News and immediately
realized the guitars he had bought
the day before were ours,"’ said
band member Chris Garnier.

“*He showed up a few minutes
tater with all three guitars, not a
mark on any of them."

The Good Samaritan refused
any of the reward moncy the band
had offered for the return of its
guitars.

He would say only that he
bought the guitars from someone
he didn’t know.

Freeway Persuasion performed
at the Sandy Cove nightclub in
West Vancouver a few days after
the guitars were returned.

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ICBC and local police team
up to fight automobile theft

claims totalled 1,657. ICBC paid
out close to $! million for the
claims.

On averace 42 vehicles a day
are stolen in B.C. The rate of loss
is 34% greater than the national
average.

Over 70% of all auto thefts oc-
cur between | a.m. and 5 a.m.
The majority of cars are stolen by
youths, right out of an owner’s
driveway,

Since the launch of the Combat
Auto Theft (CAT) program in
November 1991, more than 25,000
vehicles have registered.

The decal program is a simple,
proven way to reduce the risk of
auto theft. If the registered vehicle
is observed being operated be-
tween | a.m. and 5 a.m., the
police will stop the vehicle to
verify the driver’s licence and reg-
istration.

To register a vehicle with the
CAT program at no cost visit a

local police department, any 1CBC
facility or BCAA office.

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