Beijing to Curb Auto Theft by Using High-TechThe Chinese capital will introduce high-tech means by the end of this year to reduce automobile theft.The city will create a GSM and GPS system, which will use satellite locating technologies, in addition to a wireless warning network, to discover crimes rapidly and timely, according to the local police sources. Automobile theft, mainly in luxury cars, has been on the rise in Beijing. In the first half of this year, automobile theft cases rose by 41 percent over the same period last year, accounting for 13.4 percent of total criminal cases. Police have regarded the crime as "being difficult to control" as most cases take place between 7 pm and 5 am the next day. Although many cars have been equipped with alarms, thieves are still able to escape, before police get to the spot. However, the new system immediately transmits the signal through a network to police headquarters where the officers can call police wagons from different locations to intercept the stolen vehicles. Banknote vans and taxies will be among the first vehicles that are expected to be included in the network, which is connected by 21 monitoring sub-centers, according to police sources. The police also hope that thieves will be deterred from conducting automobile theft once they know that they are up against a high-tech system. |
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