We had a rash of thefts from vehicles two years ago. Not a single car was broken into. When I apprehended the kids responsible, they told me that they just walked up and down the streets looking for unlocked vehicles. People left cell phones, purses, change, cameras, firearms....all kind of valuable things in their vehicles because they lived in a small town and things like that don't happen here :banghead: .
Lock your vehicles. I would bet that if your sister had locked her her car, nothing would have been taken. Breaking windows to make entry creates noise, opening doors with a slim jim or other tool takes time, especially with all the electronics in the doors of newer vehicles. Sounds like a typical crime of opportunity, locking your vehicle and removing valuables from it would have stopped it from happening.
Now I know someone is going to say that "I shouldn't have to inconvenience myself by locking my stuff up, people shouldn't steal." But in my opinion that is simply failing to accept the reality of the world we live in.
Jeff
Lock your vehicles. I would bet that if your sister had locked her her car, nothing would have been taken. Breaking windows to make entry creates noise, opening doors with a slim jim or other tool takes time, especially with all the electronics in the doors of newer vehicles. Sounds like a typical crime of opportunity, locking your vehicle and removing valuables from it would have stopped it from happening.
Now I know someone is going to say that "I shouldn't have to inconvenience myself by locking my stuff up, people shouldn't steal." But in my opinion that is simply failing to accept the reality of the world we live in.
Jeff