CwazyWabbit Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 From the following article http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/doors-and-bonnet-stripped-off-police-landrover-parked-outside-market-bosworth-police-station/story-29664794-detail/story.html Police officers were left red-faced after a marked Land Rover which was parked outside a police station was stripped of its bonnet and all five doors. Thieves have been targeting the Defender models for parts since the 4x4 went out of production in January this year. But the latest incident proves that some thieves will go to extreme lengths to steal the valuable parts. Emma Burton, 23, was stunned when she spotted a police Defender with all its doors missing on Shenton Lane in Market Bosworth on Friday morning. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim2809 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Perhaps they might do something now. But feel sorry for the garage as it was on loan to the police Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Excuse my ignorance but it says "parked outside police station" right? Well wouldn't the alarm be going off as soon as the interior light came on, ie as soon as 1st door was off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I see the headlights and indicators are missing too.. iirc from something I read on here recently , it's basically remove indicator bulbs, remove headlights reach in and disconnect alarm siren and out with the rattle guns , pretty sad levels of factory security really. cheers Steveb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 Excuse my ignorance but it says "parked outside police station" right? Well wouldn't the alarm be going off as soon as the interior light came on, ie as soon as 1st door was off? They probably disabled the alarm but a lot of police stations are no longer manned 24 hours so it's entirely possible nobody would have heard the alarm anyway. EDIT: Checking google maps it's in the middle of town and they have their own car park they could have used ..... https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Shenton+Ln,+Market+Bosworth,+Nuneaton+CV13+0LA/@52.6234412,-1.4010481,199m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x4877574457d55f65:0x9e08a501b9322665!8m2!3d52.622893!4d-1.4017323 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertspark Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 You've got to be brazen to do that. Are the bits really worth that much, complete with reflective stripes for resale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Publicity stunt ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim2809 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Mmgemini. Definatly not a publicity stunt. It was not owned by the police but the local dealership who kindly loaned them it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Probably a dealership employee then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 It's easier to 'steal' things you have lent Our local constabulary than it is to speak to someone to arrange to collect said vehicle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 Even though it was on loan I assume the police will have some form of insurance that will have to pay out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Even though it was on loan I assume the police will have some form of insurance that will have to pay out. Yes. The bottomless pocket of the taxpayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 You've got to be brazen to do that. Are the bits really worth that much, complete with reflective stripes for resale? It's a Puma - Front doors complete sell for about £500 each if all the bits are there. A pair of 2nd row doors went for £1200 last month. Rear door is £300-400 Bonnet is £200-£400 So potentially £3000 there depending if they nicked anything else..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwakers Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 amateurs . they left the engine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tal Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 makes you wonder just how much value you are driving around in, and think about light grills and other such modifications as a way of stopping people getting in, never mind runaway cows and bits of tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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