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A long time ago we had a rash of thefts in our small town. The thieves were smart enough to not take all of the cash - that was too obvious. They were going from car to car taking SOME of the cash and coins.
If you are missing some coins but there is some still there you would probably not think it stolen. Because, naturally if someone is going to steal money you would think they would take it all. Additionally, this made sure the people weren't alerted to their stealing. Eventually they got caught - it was a bunch of clever kids is all I remember. |
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Here a new very effective and practically unpreventable entry, is Smash and Dash.
Scope out the car, make sure you see what you want, smash the window grab the item and run. Practically unpreventable. Ed |
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Imagine skier Lindsay Vonn, no need to die the hair, and more between the waist and shoulders. More of a biker and runner than skier plus speaks 4 languages. I'm a very lucky guy to have spent 30+ years with someone so smart, strong and beautiful. Even more lucky to have 3 kids where even when they look like me possess the best of their mom's traits. Watch out if you're a high school kid with language, social and behavior problems. She'll break you, kick your butt, do it all with love and you might come back feeling she saved your life. She's the kind of school teacher where we all have to make sure every kid on earth has a year or two with someone like her. |
As mentioned above, 'keyless ignition' fobs are constantly putting out the signal. A thief with the right receiver can get your code from the fob in your house and open (and start) the car. A Faraday cage (or metal bag) or putting your fob in your fridge are the only ways to stop it.
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Crime is often about opportunity. The key is not leaving items in your car --- even seemingly low value items. A co-worker had their car broken into b/c they had an old gym bag sitting on the floor, and someone smashed the window hoping it had a laptop or some other valuable inside. I rarely leave anything inside, and certainly never within sight, and I've never had a break-in (or attempt), whether here or traveling abroad. And I spend a lot of time in Central America, where break-ins are more frequent.
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Hmmmmmm.....
Opportunity knocks for the un-employed with time on their hands and a little incentive-like leaving stuff in view;)
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That's a vivid picture. And also says a lot about you. |
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Pictures or it didn’t happen . LOL |
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I hope Silly's doing better about this. I still recall that feeling and anger when a theft happens. I'm glad no one was hurt. |
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No sign of any break ins to my car but I have found the car unlocked in the mornings more than once .... why? how? was it me? Possibly. This time the car had obviously been ransacked with stuff scattered all over the place. I'm somewhat insulted that they didn't care for my fine leather gloves or ol' man hat! The car was on our drive -- literally about 10-15 feet from where we sit in the evenings. I'm wondering if something makes the car unlock, giving them the opportunity. Maybe manually pressing the boot lid unlocks the whole car? I don't carry coins any more, no purpose apart from parkoing, so I need some change in there. Anyway, in case it wasn't my fault leaving it unlocked the keys to both cars are now spending the night in the microwave - an effective faraday cage apparently. A couple more coin purses ordered from ebay! |
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