Comments on my post about car break-ins near 20th & John suggest that many people advocate the "leave the doors unlocked and the car empty" strategy for urban living.
I cautioned one correspondent that they might find people lurking in their unlocked car and he noted: Years ago my wife actually started to drive off with a vagrant in the back.
Talked to victim of latest window breaking: she's puzzled - car window was smashed, but no attempt was made to get into the car. Just plain vandalism (about 10:30 at night). Some things just make no sense!
it sounds like someone was on the verge of theft when a noise/possum/concerned citizen scared them off. this is one of the nice things about living in an urban area - when there is a break-in in progress, there is that greater likelihood of someone hearing the smashed glass or just happening to walk by. sometimes being densely populated is a good thing.
ReplyDeleteSomeone smashes the windows of our cars recently... nothing was taking, because there was never anything in the car to take.
ReplyDeleteI think some people are just out there committing vandalism (like keying your car, smashing windows at a school, spray painting) for no other reason.
People try the handle, then smash. Trying to get in via crowbar/screwdriver/etc takes too much time.
ReplyDeleteThere is one (or more) "vandalizer(s)" running amok on The Hill. The back window of my car was smashed with a huge rock one rainy night while parked near Group Health. Nothing was taken. Thanks to Callahan's (amazing service, great people, family-owned and operated!) I was back driving it quickly. The police said several cars had the same thing happen.
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