Laoag carjacking cases on the rise

By Dominic B. dela Cruz

Staff reporter

The Laoag City police has sounded the alarm on the rising incidents of carjacking in the city.

Newly confirmed Laoag police chief P/Supt. Jeffrey T. Gorospe said their records show carjacking incidents have doubled compared to last year.

The police records show carjacking incidents in 2013 totaled 24 while the total for January to September for this year has already reached 52, or 28 more incidents with still three months before the end of 2014.

Mr. Gorospe said the carjacking cases mostly involved motorcycles.

To correct the situation, he advised the public to be more alert with regards to the safety of their vehicles.

He stressed that motorcycle owners should be more safety conscious since their vehicles are the easiest to steal.

Mr. Gorospe also disclosed that in their records, the carjacking incidents were reported to have occurred at the vehicle owners’ residences where they parked their motorcycles. Some have parked along the streets with their keys on the ignition.

The police chief also advised owners not to leave their vehicle registration, whether original or photocopies, in their vehicles to help the police in tracking down stolen vehicles.

He explained further that in police checkpoints, officers would usually ask for driver’s licenses and registrations and if a stolen vehicle’s registration is with the vehicle itself, it would make it easier for the thieves to get away as they can present registrations for the stolen vehicles.

He added that if the vehicle registration cannot be presented by the driver, the vehicle is automatically impounded until a valid registration is shown.

Mr. Gorospe also expressed disappointment in some carjacking cases where the vehicle owners and thieves reach a settlement and the case is not forwarded to the proper courts.

This situation, he stressed, paves the way for the thieves to steal other vehicles in the future because they are not being charged and detained for their previous cases.

Mr. Gorospe also enjoined motorcycle owners to have their vehicles chained and padlocked for added security. He also asked them to choose safer parking areas.

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