Just got back from the movies tonight and at some stage during the 2 hours or so we were in there someone nicked the number plates of my mate's car... front and back!
Must've taken them a few minutes and I was (still am) completely dumbstruck that someone could stop in a shopping centre car park (sunnybank) and carefully remove both number plates from a car parked in a very visible spot without someone interrupting them.
Anyway, we stood there for a few minutes totally stunned by all this, then discussed whether he should call the police to report it. Ended up deciding they wouldn't be able to do anything much anyway so we both got in our cars and left... just as we were leaving the carpark a police car was coming in - first time I've ever seen one cruising around there. It chucks an immediate u-turn and pulls my mate over... yeh, no-one's around to see the plates get nicked but the police turn up after we'd gone less than 100m!
My mate wasn't too worried about the plates, even though they're unique (6-letter) personalized plates - he's confident he'll get a replacement set for little or no cost. He was just glad they didn't key the car in the process... Plus, at least the police ended up knowing about it, so the thief will never be able to use them on a car (trust me, they attract attention - a little too much)... they'll probably just turn up on ebay, or the thief will just try to impress his mates/boyfriends with them.