"With Italian models, all you need are scissors," he says.

But as technology increasingly countered traditional methods of car theft, the thieves themselves have had to adapt. "Now you need a lot more technology," Souček says.

Souček says he used a laptop that he modified to be able to disarm car security systems.

Fascinating about car theft rates in the Czech Republic.

Fascinating about how confident this well-known and outspoken car thief is that he'll get off. Because the Czech government requires the release of anyone held for more than a year without charge, and because they caught him with his laptop. His laptop with a comprehensive list of the cars he stole (connected to 150 cars in a six-month period)... and therefore the scope of bringing charges is so large.

The Prague Post Online