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I posted this a few days ago on CTRO, so some of you may have read this there, but I think its worth repeating here - its that serious.
There have incidents where EP3 owners have their homes broken into by a gang(s) using sledgehammers/axes to smash their way through front doors at night and their cars have then been used in Bank/Building Society robberies a couple of days later. There is at least one gang successfully operating using this technique the North West for an extended period and they appear to be specifically targeting the EP3's.
To be more specific the gang appears to be targeting the Warrington North, Wigan and Leigh areas with the stolen cars heading down the East Lancs Road (A580) in the direction of Greater Manchester.
Recently a CTRO forum member was attacked in this way, his home being broken into by 3 men armed with an axe and aluminum baseball bats (the axe was used to defeat two locks and a security chain). After getting the keys they proceeded to gratuitously beat the owner with the baseball bats which resulted in him requiring medical attention. Hospital staff has said that he was lucky that his femur wasn't broken. As he had only returned home a few minutes earlier, it seems very likely that he was being watched.
Whether it’s a co-incidence that this has happened to several forum members or whether the gang is actively reading CTRO is impossible to say, but you should be very careful about giving out too much personal/location details on the here e.g. Street names or places that you regularly go, particularly if you are in the NW area.
You might want to review where you keep your keys at night, balancing off preventing letterbox fishing with a more determined attack such as this.
Be under no illusion, you are not going to keep your car if you are targeted by this type of thief - your goal should be to ensure the safety of your family by keeping your distance from these people.
The member mentioned is this thread is OK but wishes to remain anonymous.
Seano
There have incidents where EP3 owners have their homes broken into by a gang(s) using sledgehammers/axes to smash their way through front doors at night and their cars have then been used in Bank/Building Society robberies a couple of days later. There is at least one gang successfully operating using this technique the North West for an extended period and they appear to be specifically targeting the EP3's.
To be more specific the gang appears to be targeting the Warrington North, Wigan and Leigh areas with the stolen cars heading down the East Lancs Road (A580) in the direction of Greater Manchester.
Recently a CTRO forum member was attacked in this way, his home being broken into by 3 men armed with an axe and aluminum baseball bats (the axe was used to defeat two locks and a security chain). After getting the keys they proceeded to gratuitously beat the owner with the baseball bats which resulted in him requiring medical attention. Hospital staff has said that he was lucky that his femur wasn't broken. As he had only returned home a few minutes earlier, it seems very likely that he was being watched.
Whether it’s a co-incidence that this has happened to several forum members or whether the gang is actively reading CTRO is impossible to say, but you should be very careful about giving out too much personal/location details on the here e.g. Street names or places that you regularly go, particularly if you are in the NW area.
You might want to review where you keep your keys at night, balancing off preventing letterbox fishing with a more determined attack such as this.
Be under no illusion, you are not going to keep your car if you are targeted by this type of thief - your goal should be to ensure the safety of your family by keeping your distance from these people.
The member mentioned is this thread is OK but wishes to remain anonymous.
Seano