Operation SNAP - New Zealand PoliceOperation SNAPOperation SNAP is a community crime prevention initiative involving a partnership between the Police, participating insurance companies and their clients in an effort to reduce burglary in Auckland City. Auckland City residents have a key role to play in community crime prevention initiatives and the success of Operation SNAP depends on active participation and ownership of the project by many sectors of the community.
A recent survey completed by Police and the Chamber of Commerce shows few people record serial numbers but that once they become victims of a property crime, they wish they had. A random sample showed only 28 per cent of respondents kept a list of property serial numbers. Of tens of thousands of reported property offences in the Auckland City District each year, just over 9,000 serial numbers will be collected by Police to assist them tracking and recovering the goods. By this time, the goods may have been on-sold many times over, rendering it nearly impossible for them to ever be recovered. It also involves a wide circle of unsuspecting victims in property crime. Burglars or suppliers of stolen goods receive a market or near market price for property which has the serial number intact. Receiving or buying stolen goods is illegal and helps keep burglars in business, so proceed with caution when buying second-hand goods. Look for the following indicators to determine whether the goods are "hot or not":
Burglars will try to sell stolen goods through various outlets, including:
Help break the burglar's business - Police Messages
Safer Auckland City, the umbrella for crime prevention in the city, congratulates the Auckland City District Police, the Insurance Council of New Zealand Inc and participating insurance companies for their initiative and commitment to the burglary reduction pilot project.
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