Well, this is theoretically good advice except that when they broke into my car a week ago (4600 block of Cedar), there was nothing valuable in plain sight, unless you count the Britax car seat, which thank God they didn't take. They went thru the glove compartment and didn't steal anything, they didn't seem to see the spare change compartment because that was not touched (about $3 worth of change). They did steal an air pump that I kept in the trunk for emergencies (thus, no point having it out of the trunk) but left the cheap stroller that I also keep for emergencies. I had a similar experience 7 years ago, when my car got broken into (4700 block of Pine). At the time, they broke the passenger window AND the trunk lock, checked out the stereo and speakers, and decided it was too low quality for their standards. So nothing got stolen but I ended up with the cheap stereo and speakers plus a big bill to repair a window and lock.
I agree, you shouldn't keep valuables in plain sight, but not having them in plain sight won't necessarily protect you from a break-in.


Maty



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Subject: Re: [UC] Avoiding Vehicular Break-Ins
Date: Wed,  5 Nov 2003 12:28:11 -0500

That is very good advice. I would also add that you should refrain from leaving
even a quarter on the floor or a penny or anything.



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> I think it goes without saying, but I will say it anyway:
>
> (1) DON'T LEAVE ANYTHING THAT LOOKS REMOTELY VALUABLE IN PLAIN VIEW IN
> YOU CAR.
>
> (2) DON'T LEAVE ANYTING IN PLAIN VIEW THAT WOULD SUGGEST THAT THERE MIGHT
> BE SOMETHING OF VALUE IN THE CAR (charger of cell phone, etc).
>
> (2) DON'T LEAVE ANYTHING IN YOUR CAR THAT YOUR CARE IF IT GETS STOLEN.
>
> I walk by cars all the time and see things of value in plain view -- radar
> detectors; change; portable CD players; etc.
>
> We live in the City. People steal stuff from cars. Be smart and don't make
> your car a target.
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 11:02 AM
> To: University City
> Subject: RE: [UC] Alert: Another Car Breakin at 48th & Beaumont
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>
> Someone "broke" in to my roomate's car on the 4600 block of Hazel. I say
> "broke" because the window was already broken from last year's break-in.
> Anyway, they stole a bunch of tapes (no value except personal) and for some
> reason her owner's manual for the car. DUH.
>
> ??
> E
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> ELISABETH DUBIN
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Clarke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 9:19 PM
> To: University City
> Subject: [UC] Alert: Another Car Breakin at 48th & Beaumont
>
>
> Someone broke into my sister's car last night. They used a screw driver to
> open the trunk and stole a lot of clothes that she had in there. They also
> broke the read window and searched the car for valuables. I've reported
> this to the Police and to UCD. This is going to persist until this/these
> people are caught. They had to have spent a lot of time going through my
> sister's car, which was parked beneath the street lamp. Did anyone see or
> hear anything? There was a lot of stuff and it would not be easy just to
> make away with it.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Joe Clarke
>
> " The first casualty of war is truth. And when the elephants fight, it is
> the grass that suffers".
>
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