Police have stepped up surveillance at Gulf City Mall, San Fernando, and surrounding areas as two more Nissan cars were stolen over the weekend.
This brings the total of old model Nissan cars stolen at the mall to 12 for the year.
Just last week San Fernando police issued a warning to owners of Nissan Sunny B-12, B-13, B-14 and B-15 to install extra security devices in their cars as there has been an increase in larceny of those models, especially in the mall area.
Reports stated that around 5.30 pm Sunday, Vanessa Sampath, an estate constable, of Penal Rock Road, Penal, parked her purple Nissan Sunny B-13 at the mall’s car park near TGI Fridays. When she returned 20 minutes later, the car valued $30,000 was missing. Around 1.30 pm Saturday, Dinesh Boodoo, 36, of Gower’s Well Road, Fyzabad, parked his blue Nissan Sunny B-12 at the mall’s carpark near Francis Fashions/ Shoe Locker and when he returned 30 minutes later, the car valued $26,000 was gone.
Police believe the vehicles are being stolen, scrapped and resold as there is a scarcity of parts for those models. However, they said some bold-faced criminals are simply changing the registration plates and using them as taxis.