Local officers deployed a tire deflation device. The suspects stopped in Maywood with three flat tires, police said.

KABUL — Police patrol the Afghan capital on a warm Sunday, but not to hunt extremists. Instead, they are deflating the tires of parked cars — a theft prevention tactic that is raising eyebrows as the ...

Instead, they are deflating the tyres of parked cars -- a theft prevention tactic that is raising eyebrows as the country struggles to contain the growing menace of petty crime. Kabul and its ...