Message from my Police Department
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We get the occasional email from our PD concering crime and safety issues. Good advice for all.
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Advisory Message has been issued by the Police Department.
Friday June 4, 2010 11:32 AM CDT
Car burglary pattern-Most cars unlocked! GPS, laptops & stereos taken. Pls lock doors & remove valuables!
Recently a trend has developed with burglaries to vehicles in [city]. In the past two weeks, burglaries to unlocked vehicles accounted for 86% of all vehicle burglaries.
In the remaining forced entry cases, offender(s) entered by breaking a window to take valuables in plain view. GPS units were the most commonly stolen item. Other items taken were a laptop computer, air card, stereo, camera, radar detector, and a wallet with cash inside. Most often, these items are never recovered because most owners do not have serial numbers.
The PD urges you to park your vehicles in your garage with the door closed. If you must park outside, remove valuables, lock your doors, and leave outside lights on. We would also recommend that you keep a file with model & serial numbers for your valuables. This is very helpful to the investigation if you are ever the victim of a burglary.
Additionally, we find an average of 15-20 open garage doors each night during the summer months. This gives an opportunistic criminal access to your expensive bicycles, lawn mower, power tools, vehicles, and even access inside your home. We urge you to remember to close your garage door and leave outside lights on at night.
Doing these things will go a long way toward protecting yourself from property crime.
Soft Top
I have both a Jeep Wrangler with a soft top and a BMW Z4 with a soft top. I always remove everything of value and, on the Jeep, never lock the doors. They will just cut the top if they want in anyway.
I don't even leave evidence of a GPS or radar detector by setting things up so everything can be removed or is not visible from the outside.
I was a victim in my town. I
I was a victim in my town. I left my car unlocked in my driveway. Took the Garmin Nuvi, powercord and suction cup thingy.
My trust is gone. I lock up everything now even if I leave the car for 2 minutes.
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I was a victim in my town. I left my car unlocked in my driveway. Took the Garmin Nuvi, powercord and suction cup thingy.
My trust is gone. I lock up everything now even if I leave the car for 2 minutes.
Sounds like you learned the hard way, what you should have already known in the first place.
Unlocked
A former co-worker who lived in a poorer neighborhood finally decided to leave his little truck unlocked with the glove compartment door open. No more broken windows. Whatever works.
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Be Proactive.
Simply, Put your junk in the trunk!
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only the gps
I have both a Jeep Wrangler with a soft top and a BMW Z4 with a soft top. I always remove everything of value and, on the Jeep, never lock the doors. They will just cut the top if they want in anyway.
I don't even leave evidence of a GPS or radar detector by setting things up so everything can be removed or is not visible from the outside.
I only take out the GPS. I leave the cable and the bean bag mount under my seat. It is not visible at all. I also figure they are looking for the GPS unit itself, not the paraphanalia that goes with it. I would hate to have to take all of that stuff with me when i leave the car. Putting it in you trunk is not a solution b/c they see you do it and then break into your trunk.
must close garage door.
must close garage door.
Returned?
Anyone actually have any luck getting items returned to you by providing serial numbers etc to police if the items are stolen? I was a victim of a break in about a year ago. The thief broke the lock and stole my stereo system. I provided the serial numbers and model numbers to the police. A neighbor saw the break in and knew the thief and reported this to the police. Nothing happened with the case. Unfortunately this is also the same for a robbery at the store I work at. A former employee robbed the store, with 2 witness, and no arrests made.
That does help
must close garage door.
I've been lucky a couple of times forgot to close the doors went to bed went out to the garage the next morning to find everything in place. Dumb Luck
John_nuvi_
Re: Garage Door
What aggravates me is that it's probably the neighborhood kids that have taken things out of my garage on those few time that I have left it open by accident.
serial number
I've brought this up before, my garmin units have a unique serial number garmin uses to keep track of maps for the unit and the like, make sure you keep it in a safe spot, if your unit is stolen, report it to garmin, they might be able to assist in tracking down who stole it.
'Friendly' robberies
What aggravates me is that it's probably the neighborhood kids that have taken things out of my garage on those few time that I have left it open by accident.
I had a friend whose house was broken into and many things stolen. The police investigator told him that he was absolutely certain that the burglar was someone who had previously been inside his house as a guest. The thieves had taken the most valuable stuff and it was obvious that they had not had to search the house looking for them. They seemed to have known where everything was. The officer said it was most likely a friend or friends of his teenage kids. He also told my friend that he would probably have another break-in in 6 months to a year, after he had replaced all the stuff that was stolen. Sure enough, 10 months later after he had replaced all his stolen stuff, he had another break in. This time he had a silent alarm system wired to the police and they caught 2 of his son's school friends in the house.
It seems like a GPS would be
It seems like a GPS would be the easiest thing to track. DUH... I am an Inventory Control Analsys, we use GPS to track inventory. I would think you could do the same for the units themselves. After all the GPS knows where it is, so it should be tracable, right???
same capabilities
It seems like a GPS would be the easiest thing to track. DUH... I am an Inventory Control Analsys, we use GPS to track inventory. I would think you could do the same for the units themselves. After all the GPS knows where it is, so it should be tracable, right???
Your GPS is a receiver, not a transmitter. It has the same location reporting capabilities as an analog television set.
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Good advice
We become so careless and need to stay alesrt to the random thefts. Lock it up when you leave it.
another clue
....not visible from the outside.
...... I leave the cable and the bean bag mount under my seat. It is not visible at all. .
...and don't forget to wipe the "suck mark" off the windshield.
Good info!
Good info!
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/21626 - red light cameras do not work
I use a small stick on dash
I use a small stick on dash mount for my Nuvi. When I leave the vehicle, I remove it and put it away. The mount is small enough that if someone looked in the window they would probably not notice the mount. I leave nothing in view that someone might want to steal.
OK.....so where the heck am I?
Short Lesson: Trust no one.
Short Lesson:
Trust no one.
Nuvi 350 Born Oct 07 - Nuvi 660 Unit #2 (re)Born Sept 08 - Nuvi 360(Gift to 'the chick' yet maintained by myself) Born July 08
Don't make me laugh
Anyone actually have any luck getting items returned to you by providing serial numbers etc to police if the items are stolen? I was a victim of a break in about a year ago. The thief broke the lock and stole my stereo system. I provided the serial numbers and model numbers to the police. A neighbor saw the break in and knew the thief and reported this to the police. Nothing happened with the case. Unfortunately this is also the same for a robbery at the store I work at. A former employee robbed the store, with 2 witness, and no arrests made.
The police are NOT going to put any effort into finding stolen, small value items. If they stole the entire car then that might be different. They only have so many man hours to devote to solving crimes and, let's face it, who beside you cares if your GPS is found and returned to you. You should give serial numbers to the police and it they happen to stumble across your unit while clearing a major crime or string of crimes, they will return it to you (maybe).
no effort needed
Both cases I originally cited there was no effort needed to make an arrest in the case. Both of the people who committed the crimes were felons on probation, both were seen doing the crime. Both had the witnesses contact the police and file a report. Neither had an arrest in the case. My insurance company reimbursed me for $1000, so having the items stolen wasn't a big deal. It does bother me when police officers are given a description, telephone number, full name, and address and make no effort to make an arrest.
I don't disagree BUT
Both cases I originally cited there was no effort needed to make an arrest in the case. Both of the people who committed the crimes were felons on probation, both were seen doing the crime. Both had the witnesses contact the police and file a report. Neither had an arrest in the case. My insurance company reimbursed me for $1000, so having the items stolen wasn't a big deal. It does bother me when police officers are given a description, telephone number, full name, and address and make no effort to make an arrest.
Could it be that the people who filed the reports were not willing to take time off from work and testify at the trial? Could it be that the number of man-hours needed to make a case that could obtain a conviction was the same as that needed to solve and get convictions in a car theft ring?
When you have more demands on your time than you can fill, you need to set priorities. A $1000.00 theft is going to take a back seat to a $200,000.00 theft. It may not seem fair but that is the way our world works.
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tell us some thin we don't no
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Lock your door!
Just lock your car door
Val - Nuvi 785t and Streetpilot C340
I have security cameras and
I have security cameras and it still did't keep me from being hit they stole stuff out the back of my work truck the cameras saw it but I couldn't ID the criminals. So know I park on the side of the house behind a fence.
If they want your stuff they will steal it no matter how you protect it the locks on your doors are to keep the honest people out not the criminals
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I left my car in a park and
I left my car in a park and ride, and they broke the window to take the change out of the change holder in the console. They got about $.40. I got a nuisance to deal with.
I guess it's good I don't understand the desperation that drives someone to that end, but, really!
Beas