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Our cars were broken into two years ago while I was home recuperating from surgery. The hubs forgot to lock my car, and my son (who usually does lock his car) was tired when he got home the night before and left his unlocked, too. They took his stereo and GPS, but nothing from my car. I guess they didn't like my eclectic CD assortment of classical music and Backstreet Boys.
We check and double check now. We don't want to go through that again. (Although the detective from the Sheriff's Office was pretty cute!)
Our cars were broken into two years ago while I was home recuperating from surgery. The hubs forgot to lock my car, and my son (who usually does lock his car) was tired when he got home the night before and left his unlocked, too. They took his stereo and GPS, but nothing from my car. I guess they didn't like my eclectic CD assortment of classical music and Backstreet Boys.
We check and double check now. We don't want to go through that again. (Although the detective from the Sheriff's Office was pretty cute!)
This kind of situation drives the police crazy. If people were locking their cars (or shutting their garage doors) the thieves would target a different (dumber/lazier) neighborhood. The OP may be right that it's not a crime of opportunity. There are some crews that'll work a neighborhood, looking for unlocked cars. They won't break a window unless there's something valuable in plain sight as the sound of the breaking window can attract attention, plus walking down the street with a pry-bar, etc. kind of screams "thief". It could also be kids from the neighborhood. Maybe not your street but that area. It's happened that way with some co-workers.
Bottom line - lock your car!
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