THE EXTRA MANPOWER ANOTHER OTHER CHANGES AT APD ARE WORKING. AUTO THEFTS ARE DOWN IN ALBUQUERQUE BY 53 PERCENT NOW … DOWN SINCE THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS. JOSH BROWN WITH APD’S AUTO THEFT UNIT SAYS NEWER VEHICLES ARE MORE AT RISK OF BEING STOLEN NOW BECAUSE THEIR KEY FOBS CAN BE HACKED.
THE REASONS OTHER THAN BEEFED UP APD MANPOWER FOR FEWER AUTO THEFTS ARE BAIT CARS AND THE AUTO THEFT UNIT. A TOTAL OF 15-HUNDRED-50 VEHICLES WERE STOLEN THIS YEAR … AND THAT’S COMPARED TO THE MORE THAN 3-THOUSAND VEHICLES STOLEN BY MID JUNE IN 2017.
