Crawley taxi drivers warned over break-ins TAXI drivers are being warned not to leave valuable items in their cabs overnight following a spate of break-ins.
Cash floats, sat navs and even taxi signs have been stolen from vehicles while they’ve been parked on driveways or outside homes overnight.
Crawley Police issued a warning to drivers on Monday to remove all signs, where possible, which mark a car as a taxi because it is thought that the culprit is specifically targeting them.
The message read: “Taxi drivers please take note – thefts from cabs is definitely on the increase and we can not stress enough to remove everything when you’ve finished your shift – floats, satnavs, phones, anything that can be removed, basically. If you can easily remove anything that identifies your vehicle as a cab then do even if you park it on your own driveway.”
Two men have been arrested in connection with a series of taxi break-ins early on Monday morning in Crawley.
A 20-year-old man from Crawley and an 18-year-old man from Horley have been arrested for theft from a vehicle and theft of a motorcycle.
Six taxis were broken into between 3am and 7am on Monday, March 4, in Beachy Road, Wisborough Court, Trist Way, Trefoil Crescent, Henderson Road and Lansbury Road.
Sat navs were stolen from the cars in Trefoil Crescent and Henderson Road, nothing was stolen from the other cars.
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