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Started 3 years ago by Daz
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Daz
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Jo and I were readying ourselves to head out to the Jazz and Rib festival and she noticed that someone had redecorated my front driver's side window with a brick.
They'd decided I needed a more open feel to my vehicle, by opening the glove box and the center area. I'm not sure I like what they did with the contents of those two places (leaving them on the passenger seat), but they left everything inside of my car.
$220 bucks later, my car will be fixed up tomorrow, meh.. at least I don't keep anything valuable inside of my car.

Posted 3 years ago #
Tigertree
771 N. High St.
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So, uh, did you still go to Rib Fest?

Posted 3 years ago #
Daz
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Tigertree wrote So, uh, did you still go to Rib Fest?
Well, yeah.
I thought that was kind of a given.

Posted 3 years ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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That's a bummer. I had something similar happen a few years ago one morning when I lived in the BD. They bashed the window and totally ripped out the whole center panel to steal the CD player. They didn't get the removable faceplate though, so I really don't know how much good it did them. Sucks to have to get all of that repaired.
Hope the ribs were good! :D

Posted 3 years ago #
Daz
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Ah... Jo got her car broken into on Thursday night.
No windows broken. She always locks her car and sets her alarm. In my case, my alarm didn't go off either, but my car doesn't unlock with remote.
I'm wondering if they're boosting signals...

Posted 3 years ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Whaaaaa? That's awful. Sounds like it's obviously the same people.
Not that it usually helps, but hopefully you're reporting this to the police. Perhaps to your neighborhood association would be a better idea. Could be happening to a bunch of other people around you too.

Posted 3 years ago #
Coremodels
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As stupid as this sounds, seriously...try it.
Tape a sign in the window of your vehicle that says "YOU ARE BEING WATCHED BY CLOSED CIRCUIT CAMERAS".

Posted 3 years ago #
dredd

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Or you could really confuse them and say they are OPEN circuit cameras. Ooooooohhhhhhh.

Posted 3 years ago #
turbo ninja
Crumb Bus, Oh.
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Coremodels wrote As stupid as this sounds, seriously...try it.
Tape a sign in the window of your vehicle that says "YOU ARE BEING WATCHED BY A SNIPER".
Fixed that for you.

Posted 3 years ago #
Rockmastermike
CORNspiracy HQ
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dredd wrote Or you could really confuse them and say they are OPEN circuit cameras. Ooooooohhhhhhh.
given how many of these in use now are wireless it would probably be more accurate.

Posted 3 years ago #
brothermarcus
West Siiiide
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Have a friend who happily lives in Dublin now after having his car broken into about once a month while he lived on Russell... he's no longer a fan of the downtown living. He even had an old car with nothing it it. I have a vehicle with no roof, I leave it unsecured and don't keep anything of value in it... twice recently I've noticed people have been in the Jeep and moved things around when I park at the public parking by Skully's.
c'est la vie. eh?

Posted 3 years ago #
dru
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Walker wrote
Not that it usually helps, but hopefully you're reporting this to the police. Perhaps to your neighborhood association would be a better idea. Could be happening to a bunch of other people around you too.
645-4545. Officer Smith is the local liasion officer for IV.

Posted 3 years ago #
Matthew
Hilltop
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This is similar to what happened to me. I thought I left my car unlocked because it wasn't broken in to, however it has happened to a few people now and we're thinking they are somehow bypassing the alarms instead. On cars that don't have alarms they are resorting to drilling through the outter locks on the car doors - like a locksmith would do.
I call them "the shoppers." Why go to Walmart when you can shop the alleys for car loot instead? Now we know why the call it The "discovery" district! :shock:
edit: To date the cpd has not responded to a single complaint, and claim they won't unless the damage/stolen value exceeds $3000.00.

Posted 3 years ago #
Cyclist
Peach District (State of Mind)
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dru wrote
645-4545. Officer Smith is the local liasion officer for IV.
That's the cop who nearly hit me arghh!
That's too bad your car got broke up. I recommend having no valuables in it and NEVER locking the doors. My dad has parked his car for about 22 years 5 days a week in Franklinton and never had a break in or problems. A thief might open the door, shuffle around find nothing and leave. Nothing broken, no fuss.
I like the camera idea. That sounds fun. You can buy a fake video security camera at Yankee Trader Boutique Hotelier.

Posted 3 years ago #
Nitsud Regnifloh
Valerio Heights
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Last night my truck was broken into in Italian Village, well, a tad north of it. It was parked in front of my house and the only thing stolen seemed to be my registration...

I am not sure what they can really do with that, seemed a bit odd, but nothing else was touched besides the glovebox...

after reading the previous posts, i notice that's very similar to Daz's situation. no forced entry and i KNOW it was locked...

Posted 3 years ago #
Manatee
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When I've had a car in the city I've just never left anything of value in there, and never locked it. Like BMarc said, stuff would get riffled through but nothing was ever taken. I say if they want the fast food wrappers and recycling in the back seat, they can have 'em.

Von, sorry to hear about your truck. It doesn't cost anything to get a new reg., does it?

Posted 3 years ago #
Nitsud Regnifloh
Valerio Heights
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only like $4, but i wonder what if there's any information they can get from it that may be harmful...

Posted 3 years ago #
Columbusneon
German Village/Brewery District
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There has been a rash recently of people just damaging windows because I guess it seemed like a fun thing to do to them maybe? Two days before Christmas someone smashed my passenger side window, looked through a few things, but took nothing (not that there was anything really of value in my car at the time but even still). There were a dozen nicer cars around but they wanted to get my ten year old Ford Escort. I talked to a neighbor who just a week before said someone did that to her and made off with a pair of sunglasses! Gotta love the human race.

Posted 3 years ago #
Daz
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This week Jo hit her fourth time getting her car "broken into" in the street in front of our house. That makes 6 times for both of our cars combined since the first incident. Now that nothing is in the car, the only way we know they've broken in is that the glove box is left open and the center console is left open as well.

They stopped going for my car, because they can't unlock it with the electronic thing. Gotta actually have a key for that.

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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Jesus. 6 times in 7 months? That's insane. Sorry to hear that. :(

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