Lock up your valuables- thievery on the increase in Shanghai
Jan 6th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Believe it or notIn the annual run up to Chinese New Year thievery, or at least the fear of it, is on the up in Shanghai. The local police are trawling the neighbourhoods telling everyone to lock their doors and windows. according to local folklore, everything not tied down is likely to get taken, from computer parts in internet cafes to old shoes. Here is a story of thieves using old cars as ‘ladders’ to potentially rob student dorms, erm, but actually they haven’t yet, but they might!
Thieves stealing wire from outside peoples homes in Nanchang. Thirty people lose power.
Bloke gets everything in his house nicked while asleep. Joins anti-theft alliance, online.
