By Lester Haines for The
Register.
This story has been reproduced with permission.
According to the Telegraph, West Mercia
Constabulary's Det Sgt Chris Walsh, said: "If your car is broken
into, particularly if you have an in-built satnav as part of the
dashboard, all the offenders have to do is search for 'home' or
similar and it will take them right to the door of your empty
residence.
"In this case, the satnav took them straight to the door of the
victim's house and they then stole a £20,000 convertible from the
driveway. The vehicle was later recovered."
Walsh cautioned: "If you must have a setting saved to get you
home, only ever put your town in to get you back to familiar
territory. Don't use the postcode."
Better still, police suggested, remove the satnav from the car
altogether.
© The Register
2007
