[Highland Park] Re: car break-ins
Just FYI: my van was entered Monday night. Around 730pm. No damage. For once I was sorta grateful I was distracted and dumb enough to have not locked it. Just some copied CDs and a pack of gum were taken. Because my quick-witted neighbor saw the kids and called the police, the perpetrators were caught. But not arrested. Because they were 8, 8, and 10. Apparently they live near me, my neighbor recognized them. The cops said they would call the parents to come pick up the boys at the station. But seriously, folks? If the parents are letting their 8 year olds run around the neighborhood in the dark on a school night? I am not holding out much hope for that mattering. Just thought that with the recent uptick in car break-ins, it might help to know what else you should keep your eyes open for.
This article describes "code grabbers" as useful with older remote access technology. Does anyone know more about this subject? http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/automobiles/a/car_locks.htm On 2/11/09, Valerie Sweeney <valeriecsweeney@comcast.net> wrote:
Just FYI: my van was entered Monday night. Around 730pm. No damage. For once I was sorta grateful I was distracted and dumb enough to have not locked it. Just some copied CDs and a pack of gum were taken.
Because my quick-witted neighbor saw the kids and called the police, the perpetrators were caught. But not arrested. Because they were 8, 8, and 10.
Apparently they live near me, my neighbor recognized them.
The cops said they would call the parents to come pick up the boys at the station. But seriously, folks? If the parents are letting their 8 year olds run around the neighborhood in the dark on a school night? I am not holding out much hope for that mattering.
Just thought that with the recent uptick in car break-ins, it might help to know what else you should keep your eyes open for.
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