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RitcheyRch
08-07-2007, 04:39 PM
Amazing what people will steal.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=5546877
Those expensive third-row SUV seats are hot with thieves. Police say there's been a steady rise in thefts, and they want to do something about it.
By putting in a special identification number on the third-row seat, police are hoping to be able to stop some of the thefts.
Third-row seats have become a very popular option for large families because it gives them some extra room, but these seats have also become a top target for thieves. The seats are very expensive and hard to come by. Third-row seats cost about $,3,000 retail.
The Long Beach Police Department is hoping to put a stop to a recent rash of thefts throughout the area by offering to engrave identification numbers under the rear seats for free.
Police say that most automakers do not mark third-row seats with serial numbers, so there is no way to track them down when they are stolen.
According to investigators, the seats are very easy to remove and even easier to install in any similar SUV. The thief just has to tighten two bolts.
The stolen seats have apparently become a hot commodity for resale at swap meets.
Police say that by having the seats engraved they can track down the rightful owner if the stolen seat is spotted, and hopefully in the process put an end to the thefts.
The free engraving is being offered Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the K-Mart parking lot on Bellflower Boulevard at Spring Street in Long Beach.

Topock Junkie
08-07-2007, 05:28 PM
Just got our Tahoe back from the body shop. Some a-hole broke into it to steal our third row seats.
My wife heard the alarm go off and ran out there. They didn't get our seats. But, they broke into every Tahoe in our neighborhood.

RitcheyRch
08-07-2007, 05:53 PM
That sucks. Hopefully with this issue being in the news will keep them fockers away.
Just got our Tahoe back from the body shop. Some a-hole broke into it to steal our third row seats.
My wife heard the alarm go off and ran out there. They didn't get our seats. But, they broke into every Tahoe in our neighborhood.

coolchange
08-07-2007, 05:53 PM
Got to furnish thier LB media rooms with something...

steve d
08-07-2007, 06:19 PM
Think this is "CRYSTAL" related........................???????????????