UK car theft crisis pits manufacturers against high-tech gangs

As cars have become increasingly high-tech, a technological arms race has also kicked off between manufacturers and thieves. — AP

To the untrained eye, the red shipping container at Felixstowe looked no different to the thousands of others stacked up at Britain’s busiest seaport.

Destined for Africa, its contents were listed as “household goods,” but to police officer Adam Gibson, something didn’t add up. So workers broke into the container.