Sickening feeling attempted theft of my pride and joy
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Woke up this morning to my mum finding that someone had broke into the house by forcing the kitchen window open in the night. Worst feeling ever running to the front of the house to check my cars were still there! thank god they were! They had cut the front security lights that shine on the cars at the front. Police have been and said they would have been after the M5 most likely but the RS6 would have been a candidate too. Just feel sick thinking about it 
Fingerprint team are coming over later hope can get something from it. Looks like the 16 year old Dog scared them off. Keys were in a safe. why is there so much scum in this country! Not put me in the good books with Parents as its the reason they didnt want me having nice cars parked at home... Looking at getting CCTV and a new house alarm system fitted... I always worry that if the cars were stolen by force with the keys, for example if you were held by knifepoint for the keys would your insurance pay out??? Rant over
Fingerprint team are coming over later hope can get something from it. Looks like the 16 year old Dog scared them off. Keys were in a safe. why is there so much scum in this country! Not put me in the good books with Parents as its the reason they didnt want me having nice cars parked at home... Looking at getting CCTV and a new house alarm system fitted... I always worry that if the cars were stolen by force with the keys, for example if you were held by knifepoint for the keys would your insurance pay out??? Rant over I've had three bikes stolen, once from the garage and twice from the road. The one from the garage was the most upsetting, I came downstairs to find the doors wedged open and my bike gone, they also stole all my power tools and my mountain bike. It's a real violation.
Unfortunately you are now going to be constantly worried about them coming back. It takes a long time to get over. Get a decent alarm and some cameras up, it will give you a little peace of mind if nothing else. Sorry this has happened to you, its a really s
tty thing.
Thieves are scum and should be kicked to death.
Unfortunately you are now going to be constantly worried about them coming back. It takes a long time to get over. Get a decent alarm and some cameras up, it will give you a little peace of mind if nothing else. Sorry this has happened to you, its a really s
tty thing. Thieves are scum and should be kicked to death.
Sorry to hear of this. At least you and family are all well and thankfully they didn't get the cars.
This type of crime is becoming more and more common place. High powered cars especially BMW M and Audi S and RS are really sought after by criminals.
Try to take solace in the fact that you are all well. Cars can be replaced.
This type of crime is becoming more and more common place. High powered cars especially BMW M and Audi S and RS are really sought after by criminals.
Try to take solace in the fact that you are all well. Cars can be replaced.
Rawwr said:
I wouldn't keep the keys in the safe, myself. I'd rather someone took the cars than my life. When you hear tales of people being murdered in chip shops about arguments over garlic bread, I fear a determined thief wouldn't hesitate over an M5 or RS6.
As cars become increasingly hard to steal most are resorting to finding the keys first. Even a transponder device is enough to put of most amateur joyriders; most who do that kind of thing are not mechanically minded enough. That's why ates have fallen off since the days of touching ignition wires together.Back to burglaries: the press do their best to create an atmosphere of terror when and where required. Readers like it; they love to moan about the "broken society" and feral children on the streets. The fact is that crime has fallen. Thus a lot of stories are based upon embellishment and rumour.
None of this changes the sad business described above. However; those that are after valuable cars and who steal them by burgling the keys first are fairly well organised. They operate in gangs and have transport provided for them. The ring is extremely lucrative; but relies on them not getting caught. They will break in and have a quick peruse downstairs. Most householders leave their keys in the hall. They will take the keys and be out again in a few seconds. If the keys are not to hand they will leave.
The last sentence is the important one. They will go, ignore the residents, and try somewhere else. They will not disturb anyone. After all it's only a car worth a few grand on the black market. There are plenty of others. The reason they will not disturb the owners is that they do not want to get caught. Creeping round a house risks triggering alarms or waking someone up. If found by the police then the racket risks destruction and those higher up the chain will be mightily upset.
Thus they will not go and murder the car owners. This, as far as I know, has never happened. The likelihood is that it will not happen. Burlgars are people too; and the majority would not even consider homicide or an act of serious violence for the same resons as you or I. Theft is a wholly different game. If confronted, by anyone, the likelihood is that they will run away. These are not desperate crack addicts.
Hide the keys.
Not nice having your house broken into but really, cars are just cars. If someone wants the keys that badly, let them take them - that's what insurance is for.
I certainly wouldn't risk injury defending easily replacable consumer goods.
I certainly wouldn't risk injury defending easily replacable consumer goods.
Edited by Risotto on Thursday 12th January 10:10
Futuramic said:
Rawwr said:
I wouldn't keep the keys in the safe, myself. I'd rather someone took the cars than my life. When you hear tales of people being murdered in chip shops about arguments over garlic bread, I fear a determined thief wouldn't hesitate over an M5 or RS6.
As cars become increasingly hard to steal most are resorting to finding the keys first. Even a transponder device is enough to put of most amateur joyriders; most who do that kind of thing are not mechanically minded enough. That's why ates have fallen off since the days of touching ignition wires together.Back to burglaries: the press do their best to create an atmosphere of terror when and where required. Readers like it; they love to moan about the "broken society" and feral children on the streets. The fact is that crime has fallen. Thus a lot of stories are based upon embellishment and rumour.
None of this changes the sad business described above. However; those that are after valuable cars and who steal them by burgling the keys first are fairly well organised. They operate in gangs and have transport provided for them. The ring is extremely lucrative; but relies on them not getting caught. They will break in and have a quick peruse downstairs. Most householders leave their keys in the hall. They will take the keys and be out again in a few seconds. If the keys are not to hand they will leave.
The last sentence is the important one. They will go, ignore the residents, and try somewhere else. They will not disturb anyone. After all it's only a car worth a few grand on the black market. There are plenty of others. The reason they will not disturb the owners is that they do not want to get caught. Creeping round a house risks triggering alarms or waking someone up. If found by the police then the racket risks destruction and those higher up the chain will be mightily upset.
Thus they will not go and murder the car owners. This, as far as I know, has never happened. The likelihood is that it will not happen. Burlgars are people too; and the majority would not even consider homicide or an act of serious violence for the same resons as you or I. Theft is a wholly different game. If confronted, by anyone, the likelihood is that they will run away. These are not desperate crack addicts.
Hide the keys.
OP, sorry this has happened, must be a horrible feeling.
Crazy thing is if someone broke into my house, threatened me or my family with harm or worse and I did the human race a favour by shuffling them lose the mortal coil I would be in the wrong.
In before internet tough guy, you value properly over other peoples lives and it isn't their fault their parents brought them up wrong comments.
In before internet tough guy, you value properly over other peoples lives and it isn't their fault their parents brought them up wrong comments.
some news already next door neighbour saw two men on his lawn looking at the Audi when the security lights were on at 1 am and they ran when he opened the window. so they have been twice he said thats when they came back when my Mum thought she heard a noise later on. That is when they have cut the security lights too. Moving the Audi now to a freinds place as they said its worrying they had the bottle to come back again so means they could be back another time.
Not all perks having a nice car really is a horrid feeling when I have worked my arse off to get these cars to have some low life try and take them away really is sickening!!!!
Not all perks having a nice car
really is a horrid feeling when I have worked my arse off to get these cars to have some low life try and take them away really is sickening!!!!Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff