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Posted: 8/13/2007 6:34:09 PM EST
She was leaving for work this morning a noticed 10" slice in the top of her convertible. Someone had alos got into our next door neighbor's unlocked car and ransacked the glove box and console. I called the police, and an officer came to take a report. He told me that he wasn't aware of any other recent break-ins in the neighborhood recently.

After he left, I started talking to neighbors and found out that there were at least four other car break-ins last night within a two block radius. I also know that there were police reports taken in at least three of the four other cases.

How in the fuck is it possible for there to be SIX incidents in one night in a usually quiet, crime free, small town neighborhood without the cops knowing about it?

WTF!?!?!? Maybe I should take a city map and some damn red pushpins down to the local PD tomorrow.
Link Posted: 8/13/2007 6:55:01 PM EST
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She was leaving for work this morning a noticed 10" slice in the top of her convertible. Someone had alos got into our next door neighbor's unlocked car and ransacked the glove box and console. I called the police, and an officer came to take a report. He told me that he wasn't aware of any other recent break-ins in the neighborhood recently.

After he left, I started talking to neighbors and found out that there were at least four other car break-ins last night within a two block radius. I also know that there were police reports taken in at least three of the four other cases.

How in the fuck is it possible for there to be SIX incidents in one night in a usually quiet, crime free, small town neighborhood without the cops knowing about it?

WTF!?!?!? Maybe I should take a city map and some damn red pushpins down to the local PD tomorrow.


Dude it is extremely hard to catch a car burglar who is on foot in the middle of the night.   They see us WAAAAAAAY before we see them.
We had one that tortured us for two weeks, and this guy was a window breaker.  He just got sloppy one time and hit the same area twice and we got him.
It sucks getting you vehicle broke into I know from experience (twice in San Antonio)
They are just hard to catch.
Link Posted: 8/13/2007 6:56:35 PM EST
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Is it at all possible that you were the first to report the break-in? Is it at all possible that the officer you spoke with did not yet know about the others?

Of course not. It MUST be a case of stupidity. Sounds like what happened is some kids from some other neighborhood rolled into your 'hood, picked the ones that looked nice, jacked them and and left. Happens all the time here. No real pattern other than many hits in the same area in one night, then nothing for several weeks, the reappearance somewhere else.


We were actually the last to report it. I don't think it's a case of stupidity, just a gross lack of communication. Two different cops on the day shift took the first reports, and the evening guy who came to talk to us was completely unaware of the other reports. One would think that a sudden rash of night time car break-ins, might be something that they would want the guys who patrol the area at night to know about.
Link Posted: 8/13/2007 6:59:45 PM EST
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She was leaving for work this morning a noticed 10" slice in the top of her convertible. Someone had alos got into our next door neighbor's unlocked car and ransacked the glove box and console. I called the police, and an officer came to take a report. He told me that he wasn't aware of any other recent break-ins in the neighborhood recently.

After he left, I started talking to neighbors and found out that there were at least four other car break-ins last night within a two block radius. I also know that there were police reports taken in at least three of the four other cases.

How in the fuck is it possible for there to be SIX incidents in one night in a usually quiet, crime free, small town neighborhood without the cops knowing about it?

WTF!?!?!? Maybe I should take a city map and some damn red pushpins down to the local PD tomorrow.


Dude it is extremely hard to catch a car burglar who is on foot in the middle of the night.   They see us WAAAAAAAY before we see them.
We had one that tortured us for two weeks, and this guy was a window breaker.  He just got sloppy one time and hit the same area twice and we got him.
It sucks getting you vehicle broke into I know from experience (twice in San Antonio)
They are just hard to catch.


I completely understand, but the night shift who patrol the area, weren't even made aware of the others that were taken by the day guys. It must be really hard to catch them, if you don't even know about it.
Link Posted: 8/13/2007 7:02:08 PM EST
[#4]
I am SOOOOO glad I moved to a small rural town.  Had my window smashed and stereo stolen in San Diego.  Had my window jimmied and some crap stolen out of another vehicle in SFO.

My last moving run to my new house got me home at 0200 after 16+ hours on the road.  I was so tired I didn't notice that I left my drivers door open parked in the driveway with tons of stuff still on board.

Next afternoon door was still open, not a thing out of place.

Anyone could have come by and robbed me blind.

Never more than a few drunks and the occasional disturbing the peace around here. <knocks on wood>
Link Posted: 8/13/2007 7:03:14 PM EST
[#5]
Its all the cops fault.
Link Posted: 8/13/2007 7:22:00 PM EST
[#6]
But you have no idea who is in your neighborhood at night. Do you think a retired person broke into your car?
Link Posted: 8/13/2007 7:22:30 PM EST
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How in the fuck is it possible for there to be SIX incidents in one night in a usually quiet, crime free, small town neighborhood without the cops knowing about it?
Without explaining my background in this area again, I can tell you from experience that breaking into six cars and stealing everything that is worth taking takes about six minutes.

If you do it at night, nobody usually notices until the next morning. If you hit unlocked cars and don't steal the radios, people often don't even notice.

"Safe", crime free neighborhoods are the best targets. For some reason, people never fully realize that theives don't want to steal crappy shit from poor people, especially when you have to get past burglar bars and pit bulls. They want to steal nice stuff from rich people(rich in this case meaning anyone who makes enough to buy nice stuff) who feel so safe that they leave all of their valuables in the car at night.  
Link Posted: 8/13/2007 7:25:50 PM EST
[#8]
Plausible deniability
Link Posted: 8/13/2007 8:29:26 PM EST
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She was leaving for work this morning a noticed 10" slice in the top of her convertible. Someone had alos got into our next door neighbor's unlocked car and ransacked the glove box and console. I called the police, and an officer came to take a report. He told me that he wasn't aware of any other recent break-ins in the neighborhood recently.

After he left, I started talking to neighbors and found out that there were at least four other car break-ins last night within a two block radius. I also know that there were police reports taken in at least three of the four other cases.

How in the fuck is it possible for there to be SIX incidents in one night in a usually quiet, crime free, small town neighborhood without the cops knowing about it?


Because nobody bothers to call.  Probably because they all know that the chance of actually catching, charging, and convicting the burglar are so slim that the cops just can't/won't put a whole lot of effort into it.

Plain and simple, make it perfectly legal for me to execute anyone I find messing around with my property.  That's right... they break a window, muss my stuff, empty the change out of my ashtray, and it costs them their life.  Get three or four car burglars who are summarily executed on the spot, and car burglaries will plummet faster than a boulder on its' way to the bottom of the Pacific.  "Oh, but how can you equate mere things with the value of a human life <sniff, sniff>?"  I'm not... the burglar is.
Link Posted: 8/13/2007 9:07:29 PM EST
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Link Posted: 8/14/2007 9:34:07 AM EST
[#11]
As I understand it, your wife's locked car was damaged by someone who wanted to get into it, and your neighbor did not have any damage or loss when their unlocked car was entered.

The same type of criminal activity occurred in my neighborhood a few years ago.  42 of my neighbors had their LOCKED vehicles damaged by person/s who entered the vehicles, probably looking for something worth stealing.  All of those vehicle owners had to deal with the police, their insurance companies, and repair shops.  They had deductible insurance, so it cost them money out of their pocket and time without a vehicles while they were being repaired.

My UN-Locked vehicle was also entered.  I could tell because a map, flashlight, and a few other items were sitting on my front seat, and the cover box door was open.  I put the stuff back into the glove box, closed the door, and went on about my business.  Maybe I was a little smarter than all those people that locked up their vehicles.  At least I did not have any out of pocket expenses and I did not have to leave my car somewhere to be repaired.

42 neighbors found out that night that a lock does not prevent a dishonest person from causing a problem.  Locks are intended to keep honest people honest and to slow down the dishonest person.  I do keep the windows of my vehicles rolled up at night to keep the cats out, and when it might rain,but the doors are always unlocked.  

I have been doing this for over 50 years.  The only time anything was stolen was while the car was getting an oil change at a major service center, and an employer there stole a flashlight from inside the car.  I lived in Chicago for five years in the 60's and the Phoenix area for the past 37 years.

Link Posted: 8/14/2007 10:05:18 AM EST
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Link Posted: 8/14/2007 10:24:50 AM EST
[#13]
Same thing happened here last week. Everyone on the street who left their car open got hit. They riffled through my glove box and counsel but I don't keep anything of value in there. I knew they were in my car because they left the papers on the seat.

I figured it was someone in the family who did it, but that night a neighbor came by and said they hit the whole street. I hate thieves.
Link Posted: 8/14/2007 10:57:50 AM EST
[#14]
people aren't supposed to snitch for non-violent crimes so no one told the cops
Link Posted: 8/14/2007 11:30:11 AM EST
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She was leaving for work this morning a noticed 10" slice in the top of her convertible. Someone had alos got into our next door neighbor's unlocked car and ransacked the glove box and console. I called the police, and an officer came to take a report. He told me that he wasn't aware of any other recent break-ins in the neighborhood recently.

After he left, I started talking to neighbors and found out that there were at least four other car break-ins last night within a two block radius. I also know that there were police reports taken in at least three of the four other cases.

How in the fuck is it possible for there to be SIX incidents in one night in a usually quiet, crime free, small town neighborhood without the cops knowing about it?

WTF!?!?!? Maybe I should take a city map and some damn red pushpins down to the local PD tomorrow.




Triburst1,

So I take it that you live in the same "city" I do.

Did this happen in the North, South, East or West side of town?

I hope they catch the cocksuckers

T_I
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