In its edition of 20 hoursthis Monday, February 17, the television news of TF1 devoted a reporting to car flights. In France, one every four minutes occurred. To illustrate their report, the TF1 teams went to Mew.
The gendarmes of meru on the screen
THE gendarmes of the research brigade de Méru welcomed the TF1 teams. We see the soldiers working on images (from video surveillance cameras) showing individuals flying vehicles in a parking lot.
They mentioned a car flight file in which they took five months to dismantle the network. Out of 30 disappeared cars, 17 of them were able to be returned to their owners. Most of these stolen cars are recent, high -end models.
At the time of all electronic, the thugs plug into the internal network of the car to fly it.
Tips against car flights
A parade exists. In this report, TF1 journalists went to a store specializing in the automotive field to show OBD -type devices, taking that lure and prevent thieves from accessing the car’s computer system . Journalists also evoke the anti -thefts to pose on the wheel.
Facing the camera, the gendarmes of the Méru research brigade evoke their survey methods. They insist on the importance of video surveillance images to define the reporting of the authors, direction of leakage of the authors …
In the report, the voiceover also insists on the fact of not leaving administrative papers in the glove box. These elements could be used for criminals to usurp the identity of the owners of the car.
