Also, those with a club on a car (steering wheel deterrent) is another way to decrease the possibility of a break-in.
Dan Myers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Knight, Sandra (US - Philadelphia)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Marielena Mata" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 2:35 PM Subject: RE: [UC] Avoiding Vehicular Break-Ins > 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, > > Keeping valuables out of sight is just to minimize the risk of a > break-in, not prevent. None of these maneuvers prevents a damn thing, > just minimizes the risk of whatever they plan to do when they take that > stroll past your car. > > > Sande Knight > tel. 215-246-2424 > fax 215-405-3178 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marielena Mata [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 1:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [UC] Avoiding Vehicular Break-Ins > > > 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 > > > > >From: Sharon Nicolary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: Sharon Nicolary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: Jonathan Cass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >CC: "'University City'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >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. > > > > > >Quoting Jonathan Cass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > 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. > > > > > > Jonathan A. Cass > > > Silverman, Bernheim & Vogel > > > Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910 > > > Philadelphia, PA 19102 > > > Tel: 215-636-4435 > > > Fax: 215-636-3999 > > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > This electronic message contains information from the law firm of > >Silverman > > > Bernheim & Vogel which may be confidential or privileged. 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DUH. > > > > > > ?? > > > E > > > > > > > > > ELISABETH DUBIN > > > hillier > > > > > > ONE SOUTH PENN SQUARE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107 TEL: 215.636.9999 FAX: > > > 215.636.9989 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > -----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". > > > > > > > > > > > > > >---- > >You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > >list named "UnivCity." 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