Car Thief Tricks Part 4: Magnets on Brake Discs @KenyanTraffic

Car Owner Identification 

This was a very common tactic back when nightclubs used to operate around the clock. 

It’s mainly adopted in crowded areas that have limited parking spaces by the very same watchmen or guards that are responsible for the safety of your vehicle. 

The watchmen move around, waving a placard to identify the owner of a targeted vehicle, they could feign the need to adjust the way the car is parked.

Once identified, the guard will either identify the car owner to the thieves or leads him to an otherwise ‘poorly’ parked car where the robbers lay in wait.

Magnets on Brake Discs

This is a relatively new tactic which involves the placing of a magnet on the cars brake disk.

Once you get behind the wheel, the car immediately starts making noises that will force you to stop, thinking the car has some serious mechanical issues.

Once you stop to check the source of the disturbing noise, the thieves, who were trailing you, pounce.

It is important to remain vigilant of your surroundings as a motorist, the police advised.

In January 2020, a gang of car thieves gained notoriety for using throwing tiny pebbles on the roof or windscreens of oncoming vehicles.

They positioned themselves at the intersection of Wangari Mathai Road (formerly known as Forest road) and Limuru Road.

The shock factor from the thud of the pebble hitting the car forced most drivers to veer off the road and make sudden stop. This was when the thugs pounced from the dark shadows under the bridge.

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