Break ins

cson · 23-08-2015 1:36pm #1

So my car has been broken into for the 2nd time in 10 days and I'm trying to understand the motivations apart from the generic "standard lowlife scrotes" thing.

Car is parked in a "secured" garage in my apartment block. Drivers side window smashed the first time; car rooted around in, took nothing (even though I'd golf clubs worth several €000s in the boot). No other car in the garage touched.

Same window again this time but there was another car broken into too.

Trying to understand it from the perspective of, assuming its likely the same scrotes, why you'd go after my car again knowing there was nothing in it the first time? I mean did they think I'd go "oh goody they'll surely know not to try my car again, must move all my valuables into the car".

The only rationale I can get to is that they got disturbed the first time and came back for the golf clubs.

CiniO · 23-08-2015 2:36pm

cson wrote: »

The only rationale I can get to is that they got disturbed the first time and came back for the golf clubs.

Did they take them on the second attempt?

cson · 23-08-2015 4:11pm

CiniO wrote: »

Did they take them on the second attempt?

Nah I'd literally anything resembling value taken out of the car after the first time.

ironclaw · 23-08-2015 4:23pm

Given that they had the audacity to come back a second time I'd stick a motion sensitive DVR or two in the car. Even borrow one. If you don't get them again you might get someone else. That or a GoPro on loop with a large battery pack.

How are they getting into the car park? Most apartments I know are kinda gear'd that you have to be buzzed in or have a key to get near the garage.

Toyotafanboi · 23-08-2015 4:31pm

What car is it?

Special Circumstances · 23-08-2015 4:37pm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

What car is it?

My guess is a bmw with keyless start.

CiniO · 23-08-2015 7:13pm

ironclaw wrote: »

Given that they had the audacity to come back a second time I'd stick a motion sensitive DVR or two in the car. Even borrow one. If you don't get them again you might get someone else. That or a GoPro on loop with a large battery pack.

Wouldn't that be the first thing they take with them if they break in?

ironclaw · 23-08-2015 9:24pm

CiniO wrote: »

Wouldn't that be the first thing they take with them if they break in?

Well, I would presume one would have the intelligence to hide it in such a manner that would make it unlikely they would see it :rolleyes: Better that nothing at all for perhaps a €50 investment in a cheap DVR

cson · 23-08-2015 10:56pm

ironclaw wrote: »

Given that they had the audacity to come back a second time I'd stick a motion sensitive DVR or two in the car. Even borrow one. If you don't get them again you might get someone else. That or a GoPro on loop with a large battery pack.

How are they getting into the car park? Most apartments I know are kinda gear'd that you have to be buzzed in or have a key to get near the garage.

Yeah it's gated & fobbed so they've either access to a fob or they're scaling the complex walls to get in as its open on one side. Or indeed as the Guards said; could well be the ****ing neighbours in the complex.

Special Circumstances wrote: »

My guess is a bmw with keyless start.

08 B6 Passat so bog standard tbh. Other car done was an 05 3 series.

Can't understand the mentality of going back the 2nd time when they'd clearly have sussed I'd nothing valuable in it the 1st time. Something doesn't feel right when I look at it objectively.

endacl · 23-08-2015 11:20pm

cson wrote: »

Something doesn't feel right when I look at it objectively.

Indeed. Because you're not a oxygen wasting scumbag. You don't have the mindset.

Sorry for your trouble.

the_syco · 23-08-2015 11:42pm

ironclaw wrote: »

How are they getting into the car park? Most apartments I know are kinda gear'd that you have to be buzzed in or have a key to get near the garage.

Probably walked in through the front gate? Watch any place for a few days, and you'll see when people come in and out. Gate open, car goes out, and you walk in. Most people don't know their neighbours, so won't take any notice.

How lit is the place? Perhaps get two cheap cameras, position them to point at the car, and at the door into the apartment complex, with a motion detector pointed at your car to record for a few minutes?

I'd say they are either looking for something specific, or get a mechanic to look around your ignition for tampering.

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