Broken into! :X
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From: Isanti, MN
I pay for a solid insurance policy and don't worry about it.
My sister had her stereo stolen when the thief broke the driver's side window. She carried a great comprehensive policy with a $0 deductible and wasn't out any money. Short of armored glass there's no way to stop this. Install a car alarm...and they will still break your window and run away. Either way the end result is the same. It costs you and your insurance carrier money.
If someone were to break into my car or truck I'd have to file an insurance claim and pay my deductible. If someone tries to break in but fails due to jimmi jammers...I will still have to file an insurance claim and pay my deductible. What's it matter to me? I lock my doors, pay my premiums, and don't worry about it!
My sister had her stereo stolen when the thief broke the driver's side window. She carried a great comprehensive policy with a $0 deductible and wasn't out any money. Short of armored glass there's no way to stop this. Install a car alarm...and they will still break your window and run away. Either way the end result is the same. It costs you and your insurance carrier money.
If someone were to break into my car or truck I'd have to file an insurance claim and pay my deductible. If someone tries to break in but fails due to jimmi jammers...I will still have to file an insurance claim and pay my deductible. What's it matter to me? I lock my doors, pay my premiums, and don't worry about it!
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From: SW Virginia
Good post Tom.
To reiterate, where there's a will, there's a way. Although it won't stop every break-in or attempt, keeping things out of sight or out of the truck altogether is a big deterrent. We work a lot of smash-and-grabs here. Most of the time, the inside of the vehicle looks like a flea market with stuff scattered everywhere. Most of these things are crimes of opportunity. When these people go from car to car and truck to truck, they're looking inside to see any sign of pocketbooks, backpacks, electronics like Ipods, laptops, etc. Once they've seen it, it's as good as gone.
Take an extra minute or two to either take stuff like this out of your truck and leave it at home, or if traveling, stow it away out of sight somewhere. Lock it in the center console or under the rear seats. The less stuff they can see in plain view, the less tempted they are to try to get in. If they've got to dig to find stuff, that means more time in the vehicle than what they feel comfortable with (for fear of being seen / caught). The majority of the time, they want to be in and out quickly and having to dig around to find stuff they can't see doesn't provide that ability.
To reiterate, where there's a will, there's a way. Although it won't stop every break-in or attempt, keeping things out of sight or out of the truck altogether is a big deterrent. We work a lot of smash-and-grabs here. Most of the time, the inside of the vehicle looks like a flea market with stuff scattered everywhere. Most of these things are crimes of opportunity. When these people go from car to car and truck to truck, they're looking inside to see any sign of pocketbooks, backpacks, electronics like Ipods, laptops, etc. Once they've seen it, it's as good as gone.
Take an extra minute or two to either take stuff like this out of your truck and leave it at home, or if traveling, stow it away out of sight somewhere. Lock it in the center console or under the rear seats. The less stuff they can see in plain view, the less tempted they are to try to get in. If they've got to dig to find stuff, that means more time in the vehicle than what they feel comfortable with (for fear of being seen / caught). The majority of the time, they want to be in and out quickly and having to dig around to find stuff they can't see doesn't provide that ability.
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From: Jacksonville, Florida
Very easy fix here folks!!!! Go to Ebay and pull up "driveway alarm". I too was having issues with kids going around the neighborhood at the wee hours of the morning pulling on car door handles. These kids were not breaking into them but looking for the unlocked ones. Install one of these driveway alarms and problem solved. The best thing about these things is that the scumbags don't even know that they have tripped an alarm until you come around the corner and bust them. What you do with them is your choice but be aware, you can't shoot them for doing what they are doing. Not in Florida anyway.
The motion detector part is installed somewhere in the driveway and the noise maker is in the house. When I hear it go off, I jump out of bed and as I go past the kitchen counter, I pick up the glock and go out the front door and sneak up on them. Once there were multiple scumbags so I called the police to handle. If its just one scumbag, well use your imagination, cuz I can't tell you what I do.
The motion detector part is installed somewhere in the driveway and the noise maker is in the house. When I hear it go off, I jump out of bed and as I go past the kitchen counter, I pick up the glock and go out the front door and sneak up on them. Once there were multiple scumbags so I called the police to handle. If its just one scumbag, well use your imagination, cuz I can't tell you what I do.
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From: Gilbert
They'd be setting this thing off left and right...
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And those that use a external GPS that mounts on the window with a suction cup.....Get rid if the ring on the window that tells passersbys that there is a GPS in the auto...
Use a bean bag for a mount...
Use a bean bag for a mount...
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Good post Tom.
To reiterate, where there's a will, there's a way. Although it won't stop every break-in or attempt, keeping things out of sight or out of the truck altogether is a big deterrent. We work a lot of smash-and-grabs here. Most of the time, the inside of the vehicle looks like a flea market with stuff scattered everywhere. Most of these things are crimes of opportunity. When these people go from car to car and truck to truck, they're looking inside to see any sign of pocketbooks, backpacks, electronics like Ipods, laptops, etc. Once they've seen it, it's as good as gone.
Take an extra minute or two to either take stuff like this out of your truck and leave it at home, or if traveling, stow it away out of sight somewhere. Lock it in the center console or under the rear seats. The less stuff they can see in plain view, the less tempted they are to try to get in. If they've got to dig to find stuff, that means more time in the vehicle than what they feel comfortable with (for fear of being seen / caught). The majority of the time, they want to be in and out quickly and having to dig around to find stuff they can't see doesn't provide that ability.
To reiterate, where there's a will, there's a way. Although it won't stop every break-in or attempt, keeping things out of sight or out of the truck altogether is a big deterrent. We work a lot of smash-and-grabs here. Most of the time, the inside of the vehicle looks like a flea market with stuff scattered everywhere. Most of these things are crimes of opportunity. When these people go from car to car and truck to truck, they're looking inside to see any sign of pocketbooks, backpacks, electronics like Ipods, laptops, etc. Once they've seen it, it's as good as gone.
Take an extra minute or two to either take stuff like this out of your truck and leave it at home, or if traveling, stow it away out of sight somewhere. Lock it in the center console or under the rear seats. The less stuff they can see in plain view, the less tempted they are to try to get in. If they've got to dig to find stuff, that means more time in the vehicle than what they feel comfortable with (for fear of being seen / caught). The majority of the time, they want to be in and out quickly and having to dig around to find stuff they can't see doesn't provide that ability.
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