@jujube .. It's a very odd feeling knowing that a stranger has been going through your house, touching your belongings. I felt edgy for a long time.
Has Your Home or Car Ever Been Robbed?
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Paco Dennis
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- Mid-Missouri
When I was about 30 I was playing at the Playboy Club in Atlantic City. One morning I parked across the "Avenue of Gold" ( one side, where I parked was the ghetto, across the street was lined with casino's ). I was gone about 2 hours and when I got back I was missing my jam box ( important in recording practices), my basketball, and my high top sneakers! 
WheatenLover
Well-known Member
- Location
- Georgia
No.
A very long time ago they got into the trunk of my car and stole a rusty tool box. Amazingly they left the electric drill and the shotgun that were lying right next to it.
Decades later they smashed the side window on my car in the parking lot of a hotel. They took a bunch of cassette tapes (which were current then) and my .38 which was in a case.
Decades later they smashed the side window on my car in the parking lot of a hotel. They took a bunch of cassette tapes (which were current then) and my .38 which was in a case.
dseag2
Dallas, TX
- Location
- Dallas, TX
Nothing serious, but I took my car into my Audi dealership for service. They said it would take less than a day, so I left my prescription Raybans, my iPod and my gas credit cards in the car. It ended up taking several days, and when I came to pick it up all were missing. They acted as if it was no big deal, but I gave them an estimate of the value of everything they had taken and they reimbursed me.
Turns out there was a gang of car thieves in the area. The police caught them in a $50,000 stolen truck with a number of credit cards.
Turns out there was a gang of car thieves in the area. The police caught them in a $50,000 stolen truck with a number of credit cards.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
- Location
- Los Angeles Suburbs
I wouldn't leave valuables like those in an unattended car for ten minutes never mind a day or longer. You were very lucky to have been reimbursed for those losses.
AnnieA
Well-known Member
- Location
- Down South
No.
Jules
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That’s a new one. Let’s hope no thieves here think of that one or we’ll be in trouble.
The local FB group posts videos of those those breaking into or testing the cars or house door locks. If you have a bike, it had better be kept inside.
Remy
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- Location
- California, USA
Serious enough! When I get oil changed or any car work, I take all my CDs, registration and insurance paper and the little bit of money I keep in the car and put it in the trunk. Then I give them my second key which does not open the trunk. I don't trust anyone and I noticed once that the little drawer in my car wasn't closed all the way after I had the oil changed. Yes it could have been bumped when they vacuumed but I don't think so. It closes tight.
Yeah, had an old beater pickup
A kid down the street took the stereo
Brought it back a couple days later
Our house did get robbed once
Felt a bit defiled
Just sat in the living room chair
Pointed and flicked the remote......at no TV
JustinCase
UNIX/Linux
I had a 'bug' (VW) the big thing was stealing the emblem from the front hood, took mine off so no one damaged the paint. Still have it somewhere in the garage.
Reminded me of a similar problem with Rolls Royce emblems. They now disappear below the hood when the engine is turned off.
Owlivia
Well-known Member
It was a summer night, and I had driven my father's car to my job. I left the window down half way, on purpose as there was no a/c in the car and it was a safe area, until that night. The office was in a residential area.
The stupid thieves broke the window, which was already half way down and the car had the button to pull up or down to lock the door so they could have just reached in to open the door.
My after surgery item was stolen and I think that was it. My mother kept blaming me over and over for the broken window. The other employees had more damage and more stolen items.
These days I always lock all the doors, keep valuables out of sight and lock things in the trunk although trunks can be popped.
The stupid thieves broke the window, which was already half way down and the car had the button to pull up or down to lock the door so they could have just reached in to open the door.
My after surgery item was stolen and I think that was it. My mother kept blaming me over and over for the broken window. The other employees had more damage and more stolen items.
These days I always lock all the doors, keep valuables out of sight and lock things in the trunk although trunks can be popped.
OneEyedDiva
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- New Jersey
Yes. When I was ten, we moved to my cousin's house, a half block from where we were living. It was on the corner and had a big pine tree to the side of it which blocked the view to the front porch entrance. The porch was screened in with rather dark screening. That house was burglarized more than once. The first I remember is when I was maybe 12 (and was a "latchkey child"). I got home from school and our cat alerted me to something being wrong. We usually entered from the back door which led up the stairway to our apartment and into the kitchen. Walking through there was the dining room which also had a door. Someone had chopped down that door with an ax!
Once when I was 21, still lived at home and was in bed that morning. I heard voices outside my bedroom door. Someone said Oh...s***..... somebody's home! I was so scared. I grabbed my baby, who was in his crib next to me, put him under the trench coat I had put on and ran out the back door (they obviously came in through the front). I ran across to a neighbors house. As soon as we got in, her german sheppard started barking and got a bit too close. I quick sat my baby in the sink! Little did I know that a cousin who was a detective and knew it was his cousin's house was driving by and saw me. Cops were there before we knew it. One of the things they stole was a gold watch my father had bought for me. I don't remember why it wasn't in my room at the time.
Shortly after I moved here where I'm on the first floor that has a patio with a glass sliding door, a man was trying to get in through that door one night. I opened the drapes and was face to face with him before he could get it open. He hopped over the railing a ran off but I was so scared. I called a work friend who came right over and stayed with me that night. Even though I had a stick at the bottom of the door, I wasn't sure if he could've maneuvered it to get in.
I've had my hubcaps stolen and someone broke in my car and took one of my favorite blazers. I can't remember if they were both the same incident.
@Pecos
Once when I was 21, still lived at home and was in bed that morning. I heard voices outside my bedroom door. Someone said Oh...s***..... somebody's home! I was so scared. I grabbed my baby, who was in his crib next to me, put him under the trench coat I had put on and ran out the back door (they obviously came in through the front). I ran across to a neighbors house. As soon as we got in, her german sheppard started barking and got a bit too close. I quick sat my baby in the sink! Little did I know that a cousin who was a detective and knew it was his cousin's house was driving by and saw me. Cops were there before we knew it. One of the things they stole was a gold watch my father had bought for me. I don't remember why it wasn't in my room at the time.
Shortly after I moved here where I'm on the first floor that has a patio with a glass sliding door, a man was trying to get in through that door one night. I opened the drapes and was face to face with him before he could get it open. He hopped over the railing a ran off but I was so scared. I called a work friend who came right over and stayed with me that night. Even though I had a stick at the bottom of the door, I wasn't sure if he could've maneuvered it to get in.
I've had my hubcaps stolen and someone broke in my car and took one of my favorite blazers. I can't remember if they were both the same incident.
@Pecos
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moviequeen1
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- Buffalo,NY
Yes,I was staying at my parent's house when they were out of the country when it happened luckily,I was at work Our next door neighbor called me to say what had happened. I was so upset,asked my boss if I could leave for rest of the day,. When I got there,,the cops asked me what was taken. It was mostly silverware taken from the cabinet in our dining room
I lady I worked with had her trunk popped.
They parked in a nice lot, at a hot springs
Put her purse and valuables in the trunk
Went bathing
Came back to a popped trunk
No purse
No phone
No clothes
In my early 20's, I lived on the top floor of a house (the entire house was rental space). I arrived home from work one day, to an open door. Someone had found the cash (another tenant's rent) I had put in my dresser for the landlord, and the t.v. had the aerial pushed down as though it was going to be taken. I may have scared them off. My window, which led to a flat roof-top, was open. It could have been neighbours. I called the landlord, and he didn't expect me to cover the rent that was stolen.
I immediately attached one of those chain locks.
I immediately attached one of those chain locks.
Lizzie00
😎
- Location
- Down South
I ran out of my office about 25 years ago for a quick squat & chew lunch break….went across the street to the city parking lot and my car was GONE. Interestingly tho, i spent the rest of my lunch break walking & then re-walking that parking lot looking for my car. It’s so strange the tricks the mind can play on you even when reality is staring you in the face. Never did see that car again.
Nathan
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- Location
- High Desert- Calif.
During the years 1975-1977 my home was burgled 3 times, each in different houses. Yea, gotta love Long Beach. In 1990 my former residence was burgled by some punk kid that lived nearby; the alarm scared him off, but the front door frame was busted to pieces.
Last year I finally installed a Ring alarm system after my neighbor got ripped off by one of the meth-head tweeker @ssh*les that live down the road.
Notice that I don't hold meth freak scumbags in very high regard....
Last year I finally installed a Ring alarm system after my neighbor got ripped off by one of the meth-head tweeker @ssh*les that live down the road.
Notice that I don't hold meth freak scumbags in very high regard....
have had 5 cars stolen... actually 1 car stolen 4 times and another once.
early 70's... 64 Chevy impala... a beater... nobody would have wanted it for a low-rider... and that wasn't the thing in SE PA anyway. first time... found a few blocks away in parking garage... damage pried off thing where key went in.
2nd time, about a month later... got call from fil... we were newly married and not in phone book. fil was only "john doe" in the book. husband's work ID was on front seat... car abandoned in lot of a strip club just south of Philly airport... same damage
3rd time... first week or so of first teaching job in Chester PA... 1973... car parked right in front of school... janitor comes in my classroom to tell me "2 guys just got in your car and drove away"... my 4th graders lost their little minds! car found next day... in additional to usual damage, they left lights/radio/wipers anything electrical on... add new battery to the damage.
4th & last... all those 9's on odometer rolled over to zeros on way home from schools... that was back when 99,999 was the max. i joked that i had a brand new car... it was gone the next morning... never to be seen again!
early 70's... 64 Chevy impala... a beater... nobody would have wanted it for a low-rider... and that wasn't the thing in SE PA anyway. first time... found a few blocks away in parking garage... damage pried off thing where key went in.
2nd time, about a month later... got call from fil... we were newly married and not in phone book. fil was only "john doe" in the book. husband's work ID was on front seat... car abandoned in lot of a strip club just south of Philly airport... same damage
3rd time... first week or so of first teaching job in Chester PA... 1973... car parked right in front of school... janitor comes in my classroom to tell me "2 guys just got in your car and drove away"... my 4th graders lost their little minds! car found next day... in additional to usual damage, they left lights/radio/wipers anything electrical on... add new battery to the damage.
4th & last... all those 9's on odometer rolled over to zeros on way home from schools... that was back when 99,999 was the max. i joked that i had a brand new car... it was gone the next morning... never to be seen again!
once you've had a car stolen... heart kinda stops when you don't immediately see your car where you expect to see it.I ran out of my office about 25 years ago for a quick squat & chew lunch break….went across the street to the city parking lot and my car was GONE. Interestingly tho, i spent the rest of my lunch break walking & then re-walking that parking lot looking for my car. It’s so strange the tricks the mind can play on you even when reality is staring you in the face. Never did see that car again.
My car was stolen twice, the police told me it was extremely easy car to steal, only needed a screw driver. Both times the car was recovered but the second time the car insurance 'totaled' it so I bought a car that wasn't so easy to steal and also had a kill switch (electric re-routed somehow that I needed to enter a pin number on a pad) to make it extra hard to steal (would require 20 or 30 minutes for a thief to rewire it in order to start it). That worked great. I don't do that anymore, I'm assuming modern cars are a lot harder to steal.
Once I had a new friend I'd met over to my apartment and after she left I discovered my favorite eye makeup was missing. I went to her house and made a noisy public scene and got it back.
Once I had a new friend I'd met over to my apartment and after she left I discovered my favorite eye makeup was missing. I went to her house and made a noisy public scene and got it back.