Car Theft Prevention Tips: New Year's Day Most Popular Car Theft Day

 

Josh Max at the New York Daily News writes that according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau New Year's Day is the most popular day for car thieves to steal your car.

It takes less time for a professional thief to break into your car, start it up and drive away as it does for you to walk into Dunkin’ Donuts and pick up a coffee – less than two minutes in some cases. And don't presume your wheezing clunker's immune; the most stolen vehicle of 2011, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, was the 1994 Honda Accord.

To read the rest of the story and learn some car theft prevention tips go to the link below:

http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/year-day-popular-car-theft-day-national-insurance-crime-bureau-article-1.997886

My On Crime & Security Column: Stripped in Under Five Minutes - Demonstration Illustrates How Car Thieves Can Strip a Car of Parts in Minutes

The online small business magazine Businessknowhow.com published my On Crime & Security column today.

My column covers car theft and the Allstate demonstrations going on around the country. A trio of Allstate technicians show how they can strip a car of its parts in under five minutes.

My column also links to a video of the demonstration.

You can read my column via the below link:

www.businessknowhow.com/security/cartheft.htm