Broken into in a well lit public garage

[ColeTrain84]

That just begs to have a SBR nestled in there.

If it didn't have the shelves inside, it probably would

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If it didn't have the shelves inside, it probably would

Drill and 10 minutes. Nice block of pelican case foam cut out for your flavor of fun and a few more slots to keep it fed.

 

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So my bronco was broken into in a public garage while visiting friends at their home. 50 dollars stolen, some of the tools from the toolkit, a battery jumper tool I keep, some medications I take that I keep a weeks worth in the car and some of the Baja designs lenses that I had stashed in the back waiting to decide what to run.

No broken window, no broken roof ( I have a hard top. ) but it seems like they popped a door somehow.

I am mad and feel helpless, the cops didn’t do anything and told me to submit a report, but my stuff is just gone. Now I’m looking at alarms and locking consoles and all kinds of stuff but that’s another 1k or so if I get nice stuff, plus I want to add a dash cam that’s always on inside and out so it can record.

I don’t have anyone else to talk to about this and it’s really got me rattled. Tips, ideas for what I can do, experiences, etc are all welcome.

I am starting to think this isn’t worth the money and stress. I’m really having a bad time with this.

Garage not have any security cameras?

 

[35tires]

Garage not have any security cameras?

They do and they have it on video. Person in shirt breaks into car. What now? It's one of the biggest cities in the country. They didn't even take a report and told me to come to the station. It just seems break ins and minor theft isn't super high on the priority list in a city like this.

 

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They do and they have it on video. Person in shirt breaks into car. What now? It's one of the biggest cities in the country. They didn't even take a report and told me to come to the station. It just seems break ins and minor theft isn't super high on the priority list in a city like this.

It would probably be a safe bet to say they have the same person(s) on film multiple times. As far as entry, I can use a lockout kit with a long rod to get the lock/unlock button between the door glass and seal, quickly. Not like having to use an air bag between the door frame on other vehicles to get a straight shot. Breaking in is bad enough, wait until more of these dirt bags with some tech figure out how to do the CAN injection on everything.

 

[da_jokker]

They do and they have it on video. Person in shirt breaks into car. What now? It's one of the biggest cities in the country. They didn't even take a report and told me to come to the station. It just seems break ins and minor theft isn't super high on the priority list in a city like this.

In my entire state if they steal under $900 it's not even really a crime.

 

[Ixr]

Thieves will break in no matter what. When I was younger I was at a concert and all the cars in my row had their windows smashed out. Stupid jerks took a cd book, that was full of my bands demos .... I'm sure they loved them.

It was also the dead of winter and I had a 4 hour drive and ended up getting pneumonia thanks to those dickheads.

 

[Balerstos]

In my entire state if they steal under $900 it's not even really a crime.

Wait until you find out that the state OP lives has that level at $2500.

 

[da_jokker]

Wait until you find out that the state OP lives has that level at $2500.

Lol..well they do say everything is bigger there

2,500 .... Dang that's high.... A bit surprised because I thought they don't put up with crap in Tx

 

[Jdc]

Lol..well they do say everything is bigger there

2,500 .... Dang that's high.... A bit surprised because I thought they don't put up with crap in Tx

https://www.statista.com/statistics/232575/property-crime-rate-in-the-us-by-state/

 

[Balerstos]

Lol..well they do say everything is bigger there

2,500 .... Dang that's high.... A bit surprised because I thought they don't put up with crap in Tx

Many states have it at a higher level than CA. If I recall, CA is in the bottom 1/3 of states when you look at the level a theft rises to a felony. I could be wrong, but it's something like that. Here's some data in a graphic for you if you're interested.

The reason you're surprised though is because certain folks like to push an idea that a law that's been around since like 2012 is suddenly now responsible for any rise in crime. Fact is, it's a lot more complicated than that and the data doesn't support the claim. It's easier to blame a boogeyman though.

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