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Suck on this: One reason why your car is getting pilfered

By Gersh Kuntzman
The Brooklyn Paper

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Cops are tracking a new breed of criminal — the sucker seer.

Police in Park Slope’s 78th Precinct say they’re inundated with reports of thefts of satellite guidance systems from cars with a tell-tale sign: the suction cup that connects the fancy digital maps to the windshield.

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“Those suction cups are the dead giveaway,” said an officer at the 78th Precinct. “The thieves see it and they know there’s a GPS in the car somewhere — and we’re seeing a spike in those crimes.”

The extent of the problem is unclear, but cops are clearly concerned.

“Tell everyone: take the suction cup off the windshield,” the officer said.

©2008 The Brooklyn Paper

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