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Further Car Jacking
Over Weekend:
Monday 04 February, 2002
As a further car jacking incident
occurred over the weekend the subject, reported on SBN last Thursday,
garnered national attention.
Shortly after 2:30 on the morning of
Sunday 3rd February a 35 year old man was attacked as he sat
idling in his Silver Citroen Xsara on Victoria Avenue East, in Blackley.
Four men, wearing dark clothing and black
hoods forced their way into the car, smashing windows and dragging the
driver out. They then escaped with the stolen Citroen in the direction
of Rochdale Road.
Meanwhile, in the Bradford area there
have been many similar incidents in recent weeks and car jacking in the
North West is now hitting the national headlines. The Home Secretary,
David Blunkett, today pledged tougher sentences for such offences.
Supt. Simon Garvey of Collyhurst Police
said "When driving your vehicle please ensure that it is locked and
that all items of value are kept out of view. If you do feel threatened
at all please report the incident to the police as soon as you feel safe
to do so."
The car registration of the most recent
theft is ML51 WRK. If you have any information on this or any of the
recent car jacking incidents, please contact Collyhurst CID on 0161 856
3940
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