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Volunteer-in-Policing and Kingaroy SES Group Leader Peter Verbakel, centre, who organised the morning, with Kumbia Neighbourhood Watch members Paul and Morris Winter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 24, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

At least 40 vehicles on South Burnett roads will now be foiling would-be number plate thieves after a morning’s work by volunteers on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Members of the Kingaroy SES and Kumbia Neighbourhood Watch joined local police officers on the vacant block near Repco in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

They were armed with screw-drivers – or occasionally a drill – to remove the old number plate screws and replace them with special anti-theft screws.<\/p>\n

These can be tightened but cannot be removed except with special tools.<\/p>\n

Volunteer-in-Policing Peter Verbakel, who organised the morning, was pleased with the roll-up.<\/p>\n

Having a number plate stolen can be a real headache …<\/p>\n

Thieves target number plates for many reasons: to disguise vehicles during petrol drive-offs, during robberies, and in the vain hope that police won\u2019t notice the wrong plates are fixed to an unregistered vehicle.<\/p>\n

The theft always causes a headache for the car owner: new plates have to be bought, insurance companies notified … and then there’s the speed camera fines which can arrive in the mail.<\/p>\n

If you missed out on getting your number plates screws changed on Saturday, the one-way screws can also be purchased at Repco Kingaroy, who were one of the sponsors for the morning.<\/p>\n

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Sergeant Scott Prendergast, District Crime Prevention Co-Ordinator Senior Constable Jessica Lynch, Senior Constable Adam Entwistle and\u00a0Constable Luke Norris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some number plates came off easily; Sgt Scott Prendergast removes a plate … \u00a0(Photo: Peter Verbakel)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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… and some were harder; SES members Graeme Beard and Joe Hafemeister found out<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Neighbourhood Watch members Jeff Hills and Morris Winter fit theft-proof screws to Repco manager Graham Stead’s vehicle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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