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Creating 'task force' won't automatically solve communications issues on big-rig theft

The Texas Tribune's Reeve Hamilton recently published a feature reporting that:Texas has the worst rates of cargo and heavy equipment theft ? 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.With Texas' central location as a North American transportation hub, the state faces unique challenges regarding commercial vehicle theft and there's no doubt the problem deserves concerted focus...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on December 26, 2009 (boomark / email).