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Portable Navs Get Thieves Excited

Navis ripped off
Posted August 20 2007 10:57 AM by brook.howell 
Filed under: Miscellaneous

What's portable, expensive and all-too-easy to steal? According to an article today in The Baltimore Sun, it's our favorite little nav units. It's such a hassle to pull the gizmos off your dash whenever you park, but the rising number of thefts has gotten me in the habit of undocking.


Here's a question to any criminal types reading, what about the dock? If you see a plastic something suction-capped to the windshield, are you more likely to break into the car and start rummaging around, even if the pricey nav unit is not in sight?

Let us know, and if you're interested in reading the article:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.gps20aug20,0,1764847.story

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