29 June 2011 – Special NSW Police Alert – Armed/Break & Enter/Theft/Assaults – Warehouses – Sydney Region
Published July 6, 2011 | 
High Performance Vehicles Used in Break and Enter Offences
In recent months, NSW Police Force has identified a number of incidents of Break and Enter committed by offenders utilising High Performance Vehicles during and immediately after the commission of the offence.
The modus operandi involves offences committed after dark with offenders targeting highly portable high value items including but not limited to perfume, mobile telephone handsets, laptop computers, digital cameras and small portable safes.
These items are stolen and loaded into High Performance Vehicles or non descript vans.
To date, offenders have gained entry to locations using various tools including, bolt cutters, Oxy Acetylene and sledge hammers. Furthermore, offenders have also been known to use vehicles to force gates, and effect entry to the location.
The premises targeted include retail shopping centres, warehouses and bulk storage freight forwarding facilities.
It is requested that security staff remain vigilant for suspicious vehicles in the vicinity of these premises, paying particular attention to High Performance motor vehicles seen acting suspiciously near points of entry, or along fence lines.
Where an offence is being committed or suspicious activities seen being undertaken by vehicles or unknown persons during hours of darkness security staff are requested to:
CONTACT NSW POLICE ASSISTANCE LINE ON 1800 725 648
IMMEDIATELY CONTACT ABOVE NUMBER B/N 8PM AND 5AM TO REPORT ALL ALARM ACTIVATIONS AT COMMERCIAL PREMISES AND WAREHOUSES.
THIS SERVICE HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY NSW POLICE TO INCREASE RESPONSE TIMES TO ALARMS IN THE SYDNEY REGION.
PLEASE HAVE THE ADDRESS OF THE PREMISES TOGETHER WITH NEAREST CROSS STREET READY FOR THE OPERATOR.
There have been a number of recent incidents where security companies have followed outdated procedures. Unfortunately this has delayed police attendance, and in some cases is suspected of alerting offenders. Delays in adopting this procedure are potentially placing staff at risk, as offenders have been known to detain security guards and staff and use weapons to threaten same.
In some cases onsite security guards have been detained against their will and had communication devices removed from their person whilst offences occurred.
In a number of cases offenders have been in possession of weapons, and therefore should be considered dangerous.
