Warning Van Thefts

[Green Machines]

Beware, have been warned about a dangerous variation of vehicle theft, particularly vans, occuring very recently in the East Dulwich area. A driver stopped at lights is asked to help with a broken down car nearby, when the driver gets out he is held up at knifepoint for his van.

[Huguenot]

Can you tell us where and when in the ED area?

It doesn't make sense to scare people unnecessarily if it's just a general rumour.

[Sue]

Is this an isolated incident, or a series of incidents in the area?

[nashoi]

There has been a thread about similar incidents

here

[louisiana]

I had this happen to me as long ago as summer of 1992, in Queens Road Peckham. So not exactly a novel occurrence.

Several similar incidents have happened in Sydenham (Kirkdale) area in recent months. The most worrying: the hijackers drove away with a toddler in the back seat. Luckily they abandoned the vehicle within a couple of hundred yards, probably when they realised they had a child in the back.