Another 'crime in Charlotte' thread.... (violent crime, how much, live)

[FLtoNC]

Originally Posted by anifani821

OH wow. I had no idea car break-ins were so prevalent. Did your break-in happen in day, also?

Something just hit me! Did your car have out of state license tags?????

Edited: My Yankee DH just reminded me no one says license tags but locals, LOL - "license plates"

Our break-in happened at dinner time. It was still light out when we arrived at the restaurant, but was dark when we came out. The car had NC tags.

[anifani821]

Originally Posted by eman1200

I know, a real man like me (who happens to be single with boyish good looks, a herculean figure, steady job, new in town and looking to meet women*) doesn't need a fancy car to get the babes, but it never hurt either.

Oh, um, I'm sorry, this isn't a dating site? Darn, what were we talking about, oh yeah that's right. CRIME. grimey bastards broke into my damn car.


*ok, so not much of that is true, other than the being single and having a job part. did I mention that I can bench press 200 pounds?

Heck, Eman, never hurts to mention all your admirable attributes (and since this is YOUR THREAD, go for it!) You never know . . . one of us might have a daughter who plays golf!!!!

[anifani821]

Originally Posted by FLtoNC

Our break-in happened at dinner time. It was still light out when we arrived at the restaurant, but was dark when we came out. The car had NC tags.

Well, so much for the out of state tags theory. SIGH. I was trying to figure out something that might make a car a target . . . other than make/model. Guess I better stick to writing feasibility studies and annual reports . . . doesn't look like I am going to be a big success at the Crime Novel genre.

[eman1200]

ani- NJ "tags" on my car, so your Nancy Drew-like intuition was correct in this case. I would like to hold off on that theory until I can find out if other cars were hit today at the same place mine was.

did I hear you say something about golf-playing daughters?

[anifani821]

Originally Posted by eman1200

ani- NJ "tags" on my car, so your Nancy Drew-like intuition was correct in this case. I would like to hold off on that theory until I can find out if other cars were hit today at the same place mine was.

did I hear you say something about golf-playing daughters?

Sadly . . . don't have any daughters to play match-maker with. But you never know who might!!!! Networking is everything!!!

[Barkingowl]

Sorry to hear about your break in eman. Maybe they can get the person if they use your phone.

[NYblkqueen]

Originally Posted by eman1200

35 years in the NY/NJ area and never had a single brush with crime. Been in Charlotte 6 weeks and today my car was broken into.....while parked at a golf course of all places. Stole my cell phone and my brand new work blackberry that were both stored out of sight in my center console. There was absolutely nothing of value visible by looking into the car, just a random hit. Punched the driver side lock out. The knuckleheads even took a case of water that I had on my back seat. Go figure. Completely and totally aggravated right now.

I'm so sorry to hear about your car being broken into. I grew up in Brooklyn, and the first time I became a victum of a crime was here in Charlotte. Someone drilled a hole next to the lock in my apartment door, and stole my Stero, All my CD 200+ and my TV. It's safe to say crime is everywhere. Wish there was something I could say to make you feel less aggrivated, but I can relate. I came home from work, and found the folks had a field day at my expence.

[eman1200]

jeez blkqueen, this sucks bad. can you give me more info about your situation.....is there anything that can be done to prevent that from happening, is your apartment isolated from others, ground floor, alarm, etc.... did the police have anything to offer?

[the 7 oh 4]

Car break ins & thefts have always been high in the metro Charlotte area. Just in Charlotte alone 8,000 cars a year (on average) are stolen...doesn't count Matthews, Pineville, Huntersville, Cornelius or Davidson. Just Charlotte city...that is an average of about 22 cars per day stolen. That doesn't include break ins.

That is an alarming number. That is what a CMPD officer advised me. Sad but true.

[carolina_guy]

I was never a victim of a crime until I lived in Raleigh. Driver door window bashed in, stereo and dash severely damaged (because they couldn't rip it out), and sub woofer stolen. They broke into 8 cars that night, including one car that had the keys in it. They used that car to load up their treasures, but something scared them so they ditched everything. We all got our stuff back but the damage was done. The morons didn't even take the good stuff (personal records on files, etc. ). Oh yeah, gated community.

Sorry to hear about your experience elam. I've never been a victim in Charlotte.