Lexus is220d stolen from Celbridge

MrUsuallyHappy

Hi, I had my Lexus IS220 stolen from outside my house on Monday night, if anyone sees it around perhaps parked up in apartment block etc I'd really appreciate you letting me or the guards know. Its black and the reg is 06-D-87183.

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MrUsuallyHappy wrote: »

Hi, I had my Lexus IS220 stolen from outside my house on Monday night, if anyone sees it around perhaps parked up in apartment block etc I'd really appreciate you letting me or the guards know. Its black and the reg is 06-D-87183.

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Had my car stolen years ago too. Hope you get it back. Its a sickening experience

randy hickey

Sorry for your trouble OP.
Will keep an eye out for it.

mloc123

MrUsuallyHappy wrote: »

Hi, I had my Lexus IS220 stolen from outside my house on Monday night, if anyone sees it around perhaps parked up in apartment block etc I'd really appreciate you letting me or the guards know. Its black and the reg is 06-D-87183.

Where about in Celbridge was it taken? Keys stolen? Colour etc..?

MrUsuallyHappy

It was stolen from wolstan haven, yea they managed to fish the key through the letterbox. Its black and has all the possible extras (nav system, surround stereo the lot) the rear number plate is fixed with yellow plastic screws

triple-M

whats the reg?i-ll be travelling a fair bit over the next few days and i-ll keep an eye out for her

ThreeLineWhip

they managed to fish the key through the letterbox.

Will people ever learn? Facepalm.

oregano

I've a car sales yard in Celbridge. Op pm me your number and I'll put up a sign with your details.

djimi

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

Will people ever learn? Facepalm.

Would you sooner they came into the house to look for the keys?

ThreeLineWhip

If I was an insurance claims person I would refuse every single claim in those circumstances.

fletch

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

If I was an insurance claims person I would refuse every single claim in those circumstances.

No but I do think it is making it too easy for the scum....the likelihood is that they probably would have moved on to the next house had the keys not been so easy to reach

HungryJoey

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

Will people ever learn? Facepalm.

That is what insurance is for though. Let them take the keys.

No matter how tough or big I am* I still would rather them take my car rather than waking up to a knife to my face

While I agree leaving them at the door is only enticing scum but I certainly wouldn't hide my keys to an extent it would endanger me. Cars can be replaced in most circumstances no matter how much time you have spent on it.

*I'm a tank

djimi

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

If I was an insurance claims person I would refuse every single claim in those circumstances.

Good thing youre not an insurance claims person then.

Most reasonable people would understand that it is preferable to have your keys taken through the letterbox than to have the scum come into your house looking for them, potentially putting you and your family at risk in the process.

But yeah, lets make the latter scenario the preferred option so as not to make things too easy for the thieves.

ThreeLineWhip

I honestly don't see any difference if you left the keys swinging in the ignition.

slavetothegrind

you don't do you, the locked front door wouldn't be a barrier for you then no?

Perhaps the owner should sleep with them under his/her pillow therby placing their body between them and the car being taken?

A lot of these thieving scum have no problem kicking in doors to get what they want, they know garda response times and are quite simply unafraid of them

Sorry to hear of your lost car op but i'm sure glad they didn't break in.

ShadowHearth

fletch wrote: »

No but I do think it is making it too easy for the scum....the likelihood is that they probably would have moved on to the next house had the keys not been so easy to reach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCNGaafnAGk

Cungi

I really don't get why people leave their keys beside the door. I'm not saying you need to sleep with your keys but why not leave them in the kitchen so if someone is determined enough to break in they don't have to go upstairs.

Most thieves are opportunistic and keys beside the door are easy pickings.

Sorry to hear about it OP. Will keep an eye out.

MrUsuallyHappy

just so you know the key was not visible, it was in my coat pocket! one other thing is the car was originally imported from UK and there is Darby Lexus dealer sticker in the rear window.

anoda_username

Hope they catch the scum that took it

mags1962

Lost a car last March to a break in, forced the front door, alarm starts to beep, grab keys that were in the hall and away with the car with me watching them drive away. Never seen again. Lucky I had an alarm and keys handy for them or I could have woken with then standing over someone else with a kettle of boiling water, they are banking on the Guards slowish reaction times, it's only a car.
Two weeks ago at 11pm a junkie scumbag kicks the door in, no alarm this time as we were still up watching tv and grabs a key from the hall. It was a dummy key, learned from the last time, and there he is standing there pressing the buttons with nothing happening. So set off the alarm and grabbed an effin meat cleaver ready for him to come back.
He focks off and kicks in another door up the road only to come out empty handed. As he is coming out a garda car comes along, he legs it but is caught. Took the two of them, with batons to bring him in he was so out of it.
It's a disgrace that honest people can not work hard to have a life only for others to be such scum. It's not my fault he was under educated and probably does not have a job and has to rob peoples homes to supply his addiction. grrrrr

ironclaw

MrUsuallyHappy wrote: »

just so you know the key was not visible, it was in my coat pocket!

They fished the keys, through a letter box, from a coat pocket? So did they just try coat pockets at random?

Its not that I don't believe you its just astounding perseverance from thieves.

MrUsuallyHappy

ironclaw wrote: »

They fished the keys, through a letter box, from a coat pocket? So did they just try coat pockets at random?

Its not that I don't believe you its just astounding perseverance from thieves.

The side gate of the house was open about a month ago and we weren't 100% certain it wasn't one of the kids opened it and house alarm set off a week ago at patio door so I added extra locks. I get the feeling its not some dumbass opportunist... Looks like someones had their eye on the car. Or maybe I'm just paranoid

nct tester

https://www.facebook.com/StolenAndRecoverdIreland

throw it up on this, it might help.

Supergurrier

slavetothegrind wrote: »

you don't do you, the locked front door wouldn't be a barrier for you then no?

Perhaps the owner should sleep with them under his/her pillow therby placing their body between them and the car being taken?

A lot of these thieving scum have no problem kicking in doors to get what they want, they know garda response times and are quite simply unafraid of them

Sorry to hear of your lost car op but i'm sure glad they didn't break in.

So leave it out for them, no.

If they want my things they will have fun looking and in most cases they are cowards by their very nature and the last thing they want is a confrontation.

ThreeLineWhip

kettle of boiling water

Urban myth or maybe happens in Kildare.

Supergurrier

Supergurrier wrote: »

So leave it out for them, no.

If they want my things they will have fun looking and in most cases they are cowards by their very nature and the last thing they want is a confrontation.

Lads taking a car for an armed robbery wouldnt be overly bothered by a spot of confrontation, not everyone stealing cars is an opportunistic junkie, something we should all keep in mind imo.

People get carried away with their own bull**** at times, reality can be a tad different.

mloc123

RoverJames wrote: »

Lads taking a car for an armed robbery wouldnt be overly bothered by a spot of confrontation, not everyone stealing cars is an opportunistic junkie, something we should all keep in mind imo.

People get carried away with their own bull**** at times, reality can be a tad different.

Indeed. Look at the shooting in Dundalk two weeks ago, car was robbed a couple of days earlier... do you think they would have stood down from the car's owner confronting them? Doubtful.

I pay insurance, if the car is robbed it is replaced... big deal.

funkyouup

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

If I was an insurance claims person I would refuse every single claim in those circumstances.

Good thing your just some guy on the internet posting **** then.

djimi

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

Urban myth or maybe happens in Kildare.

Supergurrier wrote: »

in most cases they are cowards by their very nature and the last thing they want is a confrontation.

I dont see why anyone would want to take the chance on either of these being the case? Even if its only 1 in 10 of these scumbags who will fight back (or go upstairs with a boiled kettle) why on earth would you want to chance that you wont meet them? Its only a bloody car at the end of the day.

_Kaiser_

mloc123 wrote: »

I pay insurance, if the car is robbed it is replaced... big deal.

The problem there though is that you will be very unlikely to get back what you paid for it, or even the current market value, thus ending up out of pocket and trying to find a similar car with the same spec (assuming you're in a position to even have the difference to spend). Plus there's the time it'll take to settle the claim while you have no car.

I'm not suggesting you should put yourself at risk to defend a few tonnes of metal, but it's not as simple as "the insurance will sort it out either" - unfortunately!

aristotle25

Vast majority of burgalries are not aggravated ones i.e. there is no confrontation.

I bring my keys to my bedroom going to sleep as I wont leave them in view or make it easy for them to be stolen via the letter box. I won't resist handing them over if someone does manage to get in without setting off the alarms.

But I have spent nearly €2k on improving the house security situation following a previous burgalry attempt at 4am in the morning. I know the house security is much improved so I sleep better knowing the chances of someone getting into my bedroom while I sleep is near nil.

tin79

djimi wrote: »

Would you sooner they came into the house to look for the keys?

Sure with that logic why not just leave the keys outside the front door to save them having to do either.

mloc123

mloc123 wrote: »

Indeed................. do you think they would have stood down from the car's owner confronting them? Doubtful.

I pay insurance, if the car is robbed it is replaced... big deal.

A lad I know is doing 8 ish years for armed robbery at the moment, he's taken a car or two over the years (if what you read in the paper is correct) he had is name in the paper years back when CAB took a few quid off him, string of convictions, assault being one.

aristotle25 wrote: »

Vast majority of burgalries are not aggravated ones i.e. there is no confrontation................

Throw some confrontation into the vast majority of burglaries and you'll see an increase in how many of them become aggravated.

miller50841

mags1962 wrote: »

Lost a car last March to a break in, forced the front door, alarm starts to beep, grab keys that were in the hall and away with the car with me watching them drive away. Never seen again. Lucky I had an alarm and keys handy for them or I could have woken with then standing over someone else with a kettle of boiling water, they are banking on the Guards slowish reaction times, it's only a car.
Two weeks ago at 11pm a junkie scumbag kicks the door in, no alarm this time as we were still up watching tv and grabs a key from the hall. It was a dummy key, learned from the last time, and there he is standing there pressing the buttons with nothing happening. So set off the alarm and grabbed an effin meat cleaver ready for him to come back.
He focks off and kicks in another door up the road only to come out empty handed. As he is coming out a garda car comes along, he legs it but is caught. Took the two of them, with batons to bring him in he was so out of it.
It's a disgrace that honest people can not work hard to have a life only for others to be such scum. It's not my fault he was under educated and probably does not have a job and has to rob peoples homes to supply his addiction. grrrrr

You really need to think about getting a better more secure door.

Sorry to hear about your car been taken.

paddydriver

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

Urban myth or maybe happens in Kildare.

I would sense the extra electricity being used at an unusual hour... Wife in bed, kettle on... somethings not right; better get the AK from the cupboard:D

mags1962

Cheers mate, door is in hand but the biggest worry is for the family and how it affects them, not nice for anybody to have strangers invade your home.
Oh and as for the kettle urban myth it is being perpetuated by the Gardai which is where I heard it from.

Choochacha

They would wake the whole house up if they put our kettle on - all that exploding lime in the bottom!

delly

I know we are going a little off topic here, but suppose it is keeping the details of the car near the top, but a chain on the front door is a cheap add on for security.

If you ask anyone in the home security business how easy it is to get past a modern front door, you will understand how a chain is a cheap upgrade that has obvious benefits. I put mine on instinctively when home at any time of the day and it has value in terms of piece of mind.

Atlantic Dawn

Simply solution, take the cord of your kettle to bed along with your car keys

ThreeLineWhip

Leaving keys where they can be easily stolen is pure negligence and liable to have an significant impact on any claim made.

OldmanMondeo

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

Urban myth or maybe happens in Kildare.

How about a knife? Hammer, Screwdriver? or worse? Fancy catching AIDS over a car?

OP sorry to here, probably turn up after the next big robbery or murder...

ThreeLineWhip

We don't all have big flash cars that thieves want.

I takes my key to bed with me but then again what thief wants a 13 year old car?


I has absolutely no sympathy for fools who effectively hand a thief their prize.

ThreeLineWhip

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

............ but then again what thief wants a 13 year old car?..........

Bank robbers etc wouldn't be reg snobs when looking for a job car.... admittedly they mightn't risk a 13 year old yoke in case it broke down on them :pac:

Iirc the black Saab mentioned in this incident was old enough, 2005 reg iirc with false 2004 plates on it. Worth not a whole lot but was more than capable for what it was needed for, ie they got away.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/icrime/140k-taken-in-cork-security-van-raid-179884.html

Was stuck in traffic over that incident for a bit on the way home from work.

ironclaw

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

We don't all have big flash cars that thieves want.

I takes my key to bed with me but then again what thief wants a 13 year old car?

I'd agree with you but a mates bog standard Audi A3 was stolen to order and was subsequently used in a post office robbery. The key to make it unattractive to the thief to even think about robbing. Security Lights, CCTV etc. Theres not really much of an excuse not to have CCTV in a home these days. A full kit will cost you about €500 and will last years.

Drummerboy08

I'm wondering how long it will take before we see someone taking the law into their own hands in a padraig nally style raid?

mfceiling

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

Leaving keys where they can be easily stolen is pure negligence and liable to have an significant impact on any claim made.

I can tell you this is bullsh*t.

My house was broken into this time last year - to the day.

Car keys on the hall table. All the downstairs presses opened, laptop gone and the wife's purse.

Garda (young lad) "why were your car keys on the hall table?"

Second Garda (older man) "better there than have them in the kids room looking for them".

Insurance paid out for everything....rise in premium but sure what scumbag cares about anyone elses trouble?

ThreeLineWhip

You might as well leave then in the ignition so. No wonder insurance is so dear.

mfceiling

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

You might as well leave then in the ignition so. No wonder insurance is so dear.

Why hide them? 3 small kids in my house. What happens if i'm woken at 3 in the morning with one of my kids being held with a knife to their throat or crowbar at their head? I've upgraded the security in the house but as the garda told me "make it hard for them to get in, but if they do get in make it very easy for them"...

I don't think you understand how ruthless these lads are - it's not a 6 stone junkie taking a chance. These lads are professionals and will hurt anything that gets in their way...garda's words.

kirving

Once they're past the hall door, they're getting the keys. They haven't come that far to fail at the last hurdle. If that means waking you up with a stanley knife of kettle, then so be it.

miller50841

Get a dog and put up proper doors and windows and secure the property as best as possible.

If it is within budget there should bne 2 front doors as in 1 main then a little porch and outer door.

Some of these people use tools or other objects they find outside your property so lock all up.