WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. From a White Plains CitizeNetReporter & Operatives. December 21, 2004, UPDATED December 22, 2004 10:45 A.M. : White Plains Police are investigating a series of six or possibly more incidents involving the vandalism or theft of Lexus auto headlights from vehicles parked in city garages that have taken place over the last four weeks.

According to our sources who got this information from a police officer investigating the thefts, a number of Lexus automobiles equipped with the rotating headlights (which rotate in synchronization as the vehicle is turned left and right) had the headlights removed in three different city locations: the City Center garage, the White Plains Railroad Station Transcenter, and the Hamilton Avenue garage Tuesday evening. WPCNR has attempted to confirm this latest round of incidents reported as having taken place last night, and is awaiting the police version on this ongoing headlight theft situation. However the official number of thefts to date we have been unable to confirm at this time.

Our correspondent, familiar with the situation,  says police tell them this is a current trend and has happened in the City Center garage twice, once in the Hamilton Avenue Garage and twice in the Transcenter. The first City Center Garage incident occurred about two weeks ago when a construction worker reported finding a pair of headlights apparently thrown into bed of his pickup truck. Our source at the City Center Garage said, it appeared that the perpetrator might have been surprised and thrown the headlights into the truck to ditch the evidence. Or, it may be the chip that is contained in the headlights was removed.

Another source speaking on condition of anonymity said that the Lexus headlights contain a computer chip which is very valuable on the resale market. "The Lexus headlights are very easy to pop out, and remove the chip, and they can resell the chips to parts guys for $600 to $700."