Black Market in Stolen Car Parts Booms

PHILADELPHIA--June 21, 2004--Recent reports note popular cars are stolen and stripped of parts that are easily sold on the U.S. black market and/or shipped to other black markets in Europe, Central or South America. The most theft-prone vehicles are the 1995 Saturn SL, 1998 Acura Integra and 1994 Saturn SL. Their parts are sought after because they have either been discontinued, are too expensive to purchase, or highly interchangeable among subsequent years/models.

A deadbolt type lock can be used to keep cars exactly where they are parked, so they cant be moved and stripped.

The thief may be able to break in, disable the anti-theft deterrents, and start the car.

But he is unable to move a car that is using the deadbolt type lock (AutoLock).

Drills, hammers, crowbars cant budge the AutoLock, it is virtually impossible to take out.

The popular theft-prone vehicles are no longer easy prey.

How AutoLock works

Since a car's brake or clutch pedal must be depressed before moving the vehicle, the would-be thief cannot drive it when one or the other is inoperable. Users of Lawman's AutoLock slide the lock over the top of the pedal, pull the handle up and it automatically locks the pedal in place. The AutoLock has thick steel construction and a solid steel lock, which are impervious to drill and saw. Opening the lock cylinder requires a laser-cut encrypted four-sided key that cannot be duplicated. The cylinder is virtually pickproof. There is no master key. A bright yellow cover for the steering wheel and window decals will warn intruders there is an AutoLock on the brake or clutch pedal.

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Secrets car thieves don't want us to know (techniques used to fuel the black market trade in parts)

Lawman Armor, manufacturers of AutoLock, will update the media on the auto theft techniques used to fuel the black market trade in parts. Lawman will send a complimentary DVD to interested media: Secrets Car Thieves Dont Want Us To Know. It describes how easily a thief can pop a lock, the instructional book well-circulated in their trade that helps them break into keyless cars, how they employ a hacksaw to cut the steering wheel in half, pull off the lock bar, and work a screw driver through the steering column to access the ignition, and how they drive away in 60 seconds or less.

Lawman Armor Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets innovative security devices providing consumers with effective and affordable protection for their vehicles, watercraft, personal property, and home. Lawman's AutoLock design has six U.S. patents. AutoLock is the only automotive anti-theft device to be rated #1 by The Good Housekeeping Institute and endorsed by Thatcham, the renowned Motor Ins. Repair Research Institute. Having already sold millions of the AutoLock, Lawman is mounting a new campaign to combat the recent rise criminal activity. AutoLock is available in 24 major retail outlets including Wal-Mart, Target, AutoZone, Checker Auto Parts, Schuck Auto Supply, Kragen Auto Parts, and Pep Boys.

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To receive the complimentary DVD Secrets Car Thieves Dont Want Us To Know, contact, Jerry Jennings, Emerson Gerard Associates, 561-881-7318; mediareply@egaplus.com