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... of Automobiles
Mar 10/05: More on headlights,
insurance and who's gonna pay?
HEADLIGHT
THEFT
A man reported an attempt to steal headlights from his car
while it was parked at his home on Short Beach Road in Stratford. The man told
police Wednesday morning his 2004 Nissan Maxima had been damaged in the area
of its headlights the previous night. Officers reported seeing pry marks and
scratches on the car from an effort to remove
the lights. The left headlight had been removed but the right one was still in
place, police said. The man estimated the damage at about $2,000.
Two thousand bucks! A week ago, thieves in New Jersey
by-passed the consumer and went looking for a wholesale discount:
Expensive headlights stolen from dealer lot
EAST BRUNSWICK — Police are investigating the theft of 36 pairs
of Xenon head lamps from an Acura dealership on Route 18. The thefts took
place around 9 p.m. Feb. 6. In addition to the headlights, suspects stole a
brown Acura Integra from the dealership and damaged another vehicle while
attempting to steal it, according to police.
A dealership security guard observed the suspects and called police, but they
fled in a silver Subaru RSX and the stolen Acura, police said. The estimated
value of the theft and damage is $200,000. The theft of Xenon head lamps has
become common in the region, with several towns experiencing similar strings
of thefts.
Yes, this is costing somebody, and that includes you. As I
wrote before (entry Feb 18), a question arises as to
exactly who is responsible here, and how much. Now that the pandemic has hit a
dealership, will anything change? After all, the dealers haven't exactly gone
hurting with all those replacement and repair jobs on consumers who've been
smacked by the problem one car at a time.
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