1.   Car theft is a big problem.

2.   Car thefts are on the increase.

3.   Judges are meting out harsh sentences for car theft.

4.   Meanwhile, Bob Green was yesterday counting the cost of the car theft which wrecked his hopes of competing.

5.   Members of the groups are suspected in crimes including car theft, drug dealing and killings.

6.   Northern Ireland had one of the highest levels of car theft in Europe.

7.   Police believe they have found the man responsible for a series of car thefts in the past year.

8.   The figures show a threefold increase in incidents of car theft.