Police in Bury are looking to catch car thieves red-handed by placing a number of decoy vehicles across the borough. The vehicles look like normal cars but house the latest tech to catch thieves.
Shoppers have been warned not to leave Christmas presents on display in their cars on the run up to Christmas. Thefts from vehicles have actually declined in recent years but Christmas is prime time for car thieves looking to do a bit of early Christmas shopping.
A recent study has found that car thieves take just 10 seconds to steal the average car, which is six times faster than thieves could steal motors 10 years ago. UK thieves also take a shine to black Audis and silver BMWs.