Brooklyn police have cautioned about the rise of laptop theft from parked vehicles.
This comes after a recent increase in the number of laptops stolen out of motor vehicles.
In the majority of the cases, only laptops were stolen out of vehicles, said Brooklyn police spokesperson Captain Colette Weilbach.
“The possibility is investigated that there is a new device that allow criminals to locate laptops in parked vehicles. Surrounding vehicles are not broken into, merely the ones with laptops,” she said.
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“Parking areas at shopping centres, schools, hospitals, sports events and gyms are targeted. Sometimes the doors or boots are forced open and other times windows are broken to gain access. In a few incidents there are no signs of forced entry to the vehicle,” she said.
Weilbach said most cases of laptop theft were reported on weekends.
“Motorists are cautioned not to leave valuables inside a parked vehicle. Laptop owners are advised to switch laptops off when travelling with it. This is to make the device invisible to other possible Bluetooth devices,” she said.
Weilbach said laptop users can prevent theft at the office by using a cable lock to tie the laptop to a strong immovable and unbreakable object.
“If a laptop is left overnight at the office it must be locked in a secure cabinet or safe.”
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