Re: BREAK IN-alarm success

[Jean-Claude Desinor <desinor@sympatico.ca>]

  As a victim of three break-ins in my roc in three months way back in
1985, I sympatise with you.

  I say lock them in a car with a high-power stereo, and blast them for
an hour with "Double Dutch Bus" :-)

  A bit of history:

  I got an alarm system then, and changed my habits: I always park in a
*conspicuous* place, from which no one can run without being seen. The
noise of the alarm will get the attention of potential witnesses.  If
that means parking in a no-parking zone, so be it. A parking ticket is
much cheaper than the aggravation of a break-in.

  My insurance premium went through the roof, 300%. I went without
personal coverage for two years.

  The practice of parking in a conspicuous place saved me a lot of grief
during a freezing rain evening: someone who did not know you need winter
tires in Toronto slammed into my PARKED roc in a shopping mall parking
lot, taking the front left fender. He tried to pull away, but without
winter tires, did not have much luck. But a cook at a fast food joint
heard the alarm, came out knife in hand and got him to fill out his
name, address, phone number, insurance co name and contract number.

  When I came back, I was in shock, but the info gathered by the cook
allowed me to go after the driver for the full repairs done at the
dealer: over $3500 Canadian, including new suspension, fender, paint
job, etc.

	Jean-Claude

Jonas Karlsson a écrit :
> 
> So the unthinkable happened last night. 3:30 AM, car is parked accross the
> street from townhouse complex where I live, alarm goes off. In a drowsy haze
> I re-arm it thinking a passing truck set it off. Keep hearing warning chirps
> go off, and then alarm goes off again. Try to see what's up, and see cop car
> lights coming up the street. Hear commotion and decide to head down there.
> 
> Long story short. Two slimeballs caught, cops were already in the area
> investigating 4 breakins in under 4 hours. Cops hear my alarm, race over,
> and apprehend one adult and one minor. All stolen goods is in the
> perpetrator's car.
> 
> Damage to my 78: Smashed in Driver side rear window. Completely trashed
> instrument panel as the punks yanked out my Blaupunkt CD player. No other
> damage. Speakers and amp were untouched.
> 
> I have a feeling the 16" rims I have on there are what attracted the
> asswipes to the car, so now I have a car cover coming, with a lock kit.
> 
> But the amazing good fortune is that the guys got caught thanks to the alarm
> system I have on there. Hopefully the Judge will order restitution. Say,
> what does the dealer charge these days for an instrument panel? and a rear
> side window?
> 
> Hope your night was a little less evantful.
> 
> thanks for list(en)ing
> 
> Jonas
> 85 Scirocco 2.0
> 78 Scirocco 1.8 Scrapes and bruises but nothing broken.

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