PETALING JAYA: Bukit Aman police are investigating several of their own men over an alleged link with a syndicate selling stolen cars, sources said today. The officers are being investigated for allegedly handing over stolen cars which have been recovered by police...

Source: freemalaysiatoday.com

According to statistics compiled by PIAM (the General Insurance Association of Malaysia), vehicle thefts in the Klang Valley are still going up. The association revealed that in the first half of this year, 65% of thefts occurred in Kuala Lumpur/Selangor, up 18% from 1999.

Source: PIAM

KUALA LUMPUR: A couple believed to be involved in stealing at least 31 cars used various master keys to steal and “hide” them at the parking lot of their flat to evade arrest for more than a year. But their crime spree ended last Wednesday when they were spotted in a Proton Saga at the parking lot of the flat in Pandan Perdana here. [+]More detail

Reported by: RASHITHA A. HAMID, The Star, on 19 OCT 2011

Related Information: Vehicle Tracker

SHAH ALAM: Police have busted three car theft syndicates and recovered almost RM30mil worth of stolen luxury cars so far this year. A total of 23 suspects were detained in the separate operations. CID Director Comm Datuk Seri Bakri Zinin said these syndicates would usually acquire the vehicles from mediators and the cars were stored in containers before being exported overseas via Port Klang.

Source: The Star

Tiny GPS microchips with your personal info can be slipped under your skin, leaving you lighter, ID tossed in the shredder. It sounds like the author was thinking about RFID microchips , such as the feline tracker shown above, which do work, though they have a limited range generally measured in feet. There’s no such thing as a GPS implant, at least for the time being. Here are the main technological obstacles to such a device: Water – The human body is composed mostly of water , which is one of the most effective blocks of a GPS signal.

Source: GPSnews.org

Government of some countries short on cash and facing gridlocked streets are considering a new method to raise revenue. A GPS tracking device in your car would keep track of how many miles you drive and tax you per mile. The tax would vary depending on what route the driver takes and what time.

Source: Gpstrackinginfo.com