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Hewas sogood that in the weeks \after he was caught. lnu Malbeuf. onoflt Regional Police‘s cat theft unit. said the txxunence of such crimes in the area fen ufl a cliff. “There was a complete dmught when he was off the stmt't. Then- was nothing, 'lhat's a good indication of just how active he wax.‘ the veteran inwstigator said. When he was at'tiw, Mr. 73mm was msptmsible for between 20 and 30 per cent of this kind 0! theft and he’s. been at it fur to year»; he added. “He's an expert.“ Mr. 7M» and his partner. Damian Kaleta. used several tech- niques to get their hulk on BMW's. Mercedes. Range ‘RUWHS and [and Rovers. ufien m «den [or specific vehicles One was quite;- simple: bmaking into after scouting residenCES with the nicest cam Once they would grab that. for the most part. wen: kept in the same place in'all the homes. When Amimej lalowski was «In-sled in ZOI I. pulkt- [ound him with about HI) keys for $5 million wunh of luxury cars. Ml. 7mm was no amateur. In fad. he was among the best. "Th’mll about it: whet? does IV IEIFMY (BIINAIDI pgnmaldnk’wmg mm rime drops in York after car thief ’5 capture TIRED OF PAPER CUTS? V:ew new fiyers (mm you! favnunte retaders now at gflyerlandsa' MMHK’ put their keys when they come home?" Dt'l. Malheuf said. “Near the dun. meaning he had \my any monk " Once they had the keys. they had the cars. netting abnut I!) per cent of the value of the stolen car when sold to chop shops or organized crime rings. which shipped the vehicles in many cases. they were then put in wntainers and shipped to South Africa. where the rules are lax on spotting and reptming stolen vehi- des. mowing to police. Another successful scheme inmiw-d some prize information Mr. laiewski obtained. H ‘ ‘ He ieamed when cars are shipped in a (ETA mil yard from averseas. manufacturers left one key in the mmka‘ndoneinthegiowbox After making the keys. Mr. 7M wnuid trad: down the car owmr’s addres‘us. ushgoncofthekeysmstealuw vehicle in a matte! of seconds. aocondingto Malbeuf. Mr. 7M3 dimes happened at! oveLthc (HA. WWW. Markham and Richmond Hill. II was a thefi in Vaughan that would kick OR the investigation that eventuany brought him down according m ptuice. ltwasazou Maserafiufiatme time. then: were only about five in Ontario. IM.-Sg1. Malbeuf said. II was the uniqueness of that crime. in July 2011.013! would raise enough eyebmws to start taking I closer look at his spree. llslngaGPSMimmMrJak-ws- kl's police followed him ckxelyandcollectedeviduwebefow arresting him in October. 2011. He pleaded guilty last week (0 sevenfl breakandemersmdwthefis Mgoodnewsaccordlngtobem- Malbeufdsthatasawsulloftms the industry is ' smarter about pmnting . ‘11icy are Witnessing all these Ipchniqwes and getting rid of the loopholes.” he said. noting his unit shines infoth with all manu- facturers. especially the foreign luxuâ€" ry car mallow inrlude wining a car under a false name and then driving it to the United States and reporting it stolen. changing the VIN on a stolen which: to that ofa similar vehicle that had been wrecked in a crash and patting out stolen can. often selling these parts through the lntemet. police Mr. Knlem was in a Newmarket mun Wednesday. Thieves also recruit dealership mhamcs to access the codes used inlhcchipsin electronicme Mr. Zalewsld will be sentenced Feb. 12. mm mm BPS Techniques used in other thefts SIGN UP TODAY! For Your Choice of Suite. Hos, mom in within the 5m 90 days and you’lI become onvxduuve mambo: 0‘ he FOUNDERS CLUB, onfiding you to a special package 0‘ your cho‘oce, worth opproximoteiy $1,500. Just a few of our Featured Advertisers mu Egg 7- W!!! ‘W metro PRESENTATION CENYRE OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK for more Men and Mum updates ma at call 905-947-9990. G BAY HR] Dfil I.".. t"‘.‘ saw; a (A “*9 M m InJHCW " IOU 00 7| Ul