LICENCE TO STEAL FOR CAR THIEVES
Daily Star|May 17, 2022
Poor resources leave cops powerless
KATE NELSON
LICENCE TO STEAL FOR CAR THIEVES

HEEKY car thieves are doing doughnuts around cops but hardly ever end up in court.

A vehicle was nicked every five minutes last year - 272 a day - with just one in 20 leading to a charge.

Only 4.9% of the 100,000 vehicles pinched in England and Wales led to a criminal being caught.

This story is from the May 17, 2022 edition of Daily Star.

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