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| Police radio thefts sparks APEC fears |
| 2007-09-01 |
| The theft of digitally encrypted police radios has prompted security fears on the eve of the APEC summit in Sydney. Police have been advised against using special frequencies that can be picked up by the missing radios during the APEC long weekend, News Limited reports. Sources told the paper three radios were stolen from Newtown on July 8, Leichhardt on August 10 and Burwood on August 27. The radios are worth $5,000 each and cannot be picked up by regular scanners. It is also understood several digital radios have been stolen from NSW Fire Brigade stations in the city's inner west in recent weeks. A bulletproof vest was also stolen from a locked police car in Newtown on Thursday, police said. "Between 6pm (AEST) and 8pm on Thursday, a ballistics vest was stolen from locked car parked in Australia St, Newtown," a police spokesman said. "Police inquiries are continuing." The vest can block .38 round, effectively rendering police firearms useless. |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #3 You mean you can't change the encryption keys? This would then be the second time you got ripped off by the Radios. First, when you bought them with unchangable encryption keys and again when someone stole them from you. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2007-09-01 18:17 |
| #2 helloooo APEC, ever heard of LoJack? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-09-01 17:42 |
| #1 The vest can block .38 round, effectively rendering police firearms useless.,/i> Target head, then. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-09-01 17:33 |