Car broken into. again
Discussion
2nd time in a month that this has happened - found the alfa unlocked and evidently quickly rifled through. Nothing taken, because just like last time there was nothing to take.
Option a) contact the police, be treated like a time waster, be told that they arent going to do anything about it, or possibly have to take a day off work so they can send round someone to take fingerprints, nothing further will come of it.
Option b) leave a note saying 'as you have found, i do not leave valuables in my car. Please stop breaking into it'
I went for the option which doesnt cost me money and is most likely to get results.
My point is that it shouldnt be this way, police should be able to do something about this sort of petty crime.
Option a) contact the police, be treated like a time waster, be told that they arent going to do anything about it, or possibly have to take a day off work so they can send round someone to take fingerprints, nothing further will come of it.
Option b) leave a note saying 'as you have found, i do not leave valuables in my car. Please stop breaking into it'
I went for the option which doesnt cost me money and is most likely to get results.
My point is that it shouldnt be this way, police should be able to do something about this sort of petty crime.
This is exactly what is wrong with Britain.
The government is going after the effects of crime rather than the cause of crime.
Drunk man in street causing a nuisance then lets ban street drinking. No you muppets punish the nuisance.
Cars being broken into, send out a leaflet to put your valuables out of site. No you muppets punish the scrotes.
Read in the paper yesterday that the govenment is going to introduce a card the young people can use to get discounts. If they misbehave then the card will be removed. Listen you muppets we should not be rewarding people for doing the right thing.
The government is going after the effects of crime rather than the cause of crime.
Drunk man in street causing a nuisance then lets ban street drinking. No you muppets punish the nuisance.
Cars being broken into, send out a leaflet to put your valuables out of site. No you muppets punish the scrotes.
Read in the paper yesterday that the govenment is going to introduce a card the young people can use to get discounts. If they misbehave then the card will be removed. Listen you muppets we should not be rewarding people for doing the right thing.
This used to happen regularly in my old Astra. I put up a note saying something like "If I could afford to leave stuff worth nicking in here, I wouldn't have this car". Stopped people breaking in & gave the neighbours a laugh too. Police weren't interested even though the station was 200 meters away. No harm done at the end of the day. If it was happening to my current motor, I would lie in wait & break their skulls open.
bga said:
This used to happen regularly in my old Astra. I put up a note saying something like "If I could afford to leave stuff worth nicking in here, I wouldn't have this car". Stopped people breaking in & gave the neighbours a laugh too. Police weren't interested even though the station was 200 meters away. No harm done at the end of the day. If it was happening to my current motor, I would lie in wait & break their skulls open.
And while that approach is great for when a car is being broken into so that the criminals can find something, it won't work for those who break in just to vandalize, as seen commonly here in America...
An old friend of mine lived in Manchester in a pretty rough area. His car kept getting broken into so left a message in the window - "no valuables in car, dont bother trying please". Anyway, came out to the car once and found the window broken again and another note of "just checking".... he foolishly left some paper and a pen in it!
Ok, so its a little funny, but very annoying and just goes to show that some people just dont care about anyone elses property. Personally I wouldnt bother with a note. Just make sure the inside is empty - so nothing at all could be left anywhere. No stereo, nothing in the glovebox or side pockets. When there is nothing at all they wont bother as there is little chance of getting even a CD or tape out of it!!
Ok, so its a little funny, but very annoying and just goes to show that some people just dont care about anyone elses property. Personally I wouldnt bother with a note. Just make sure the inside is empty - so nothing at all could be left anywhere. No stereo, nothing in the glovebox or side pockets. When there is nothing at all they wont bother as there is little chance of getting even a CD or tape out of it!!
I had my old Polo broken into twice. Both times resulting in nothing stolen but a smashed quater light! The annoying thing was that after it had been done once I left the door unlocked but the cretin that broke into it the second time didn't bother checking the door 
Get a crime number from the police. If an area begins to have a real problem with car crime (i.e. the chief constable's car gets broken into
) the police will react. Just don't expect local plod to put a huge amount of effort into a case that won't yield a collar...
Get a crime number from the police. If an area begins to have a real problem with car crime (i.e. the chief constable's car gets broken into
) the police will react. Just don't expect local plod to put a huge amount of effort into a case that won't yield a collar...Always report it, regardless of whether you think anything will be done. Chances of having to wait in while they come round and take fingerprints is negligible I'd say. We had a Cavalier stolen - someone broke the passenger window with some part of their body (even though there was a pile of bricks on the floor a few feet away) and there was a load of blood on the inside door trim. DNA testing? Just on the TV, sir.
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