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CARGO THEFT * USA - Texas has the worst rates of cargo and heavy equipment theft
TX,USA -The Texas Tribune, by Reeve Hamilton -December 18, 2009: ... Thieves rolling away with anything from semi-trailer trucks full of electronics to a backhoe on a flatbed — in the country. It also has the worst track record of recovering stolen heavy equipment. At 16 percent, its rate of recovery falls five percentage points below the national average... Despite this, it is the only state reporting significant cargo thefts without an organized law enforcement task force addressing the issue... “Why isn’t Texas doing anything?” ... Retired Dallas police officer Jim Hughes asked at the annual National Cargo Theft Summit in Arlington, VA, this past October... That was in February. Months later, Hughes is part of a two-man team leading the effort to start up the North Texas Commercial Theft Task Force, which would be the first organization in Texas solely dedicated to combatting commercial thefts... Nationally, losses due to cargo theft are estimated to be between $10 billion and $25 billion annually — with Texas leading the way... Labels: cargo theft
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