Break-In

**mikeN** · 11-12-08, 09:13 PM

so yesterday i went to walmart, yea i know, after hitting up ikea. After about 20 mins of shopping i went back to my truck and found shit everywhere... i was like wtf... then i saw that my xm radio, cds, credit card was gone... poop... wait... those cds were 4 years old, xm is now unusable for life, and my credit card declined there purchase at academy, and go video of them...
they busted out my damn lock to my truck and it seats now like .5inch in

ok my question is if anyone knows wtf my trucks alarm didnt go off.. i remember arming it. i mean these people pusted my lock opened the door and got stuff out and closed it and nothing... not a sound at all...

**Blakeman** · 11-12-08, 11:18 PM

Does the alarm make your horn go off? If so check your horn and see if it is damaged. I know some horns can be seen from the grill or from under the front bumper.

**Nuckle** · 11-13-08, 12:08 AM

We use a fleet of F150's with that keypad. I know of 7 laptops that have been stolen from our Ford trucks. The police say they are using code readers and catching your key fob signal. In your case it looks different because they busted your lock. Regardless I have seen and heard about way too many F150's being targets for crime. I drive one as well for my company vehicle but mine is a little older and does not have that keypad on the door.

**SapiensErus** · 11-13-08, 02:13 AM

I used to know some rather shady characters in my day when I was a teenager... one fool I knew made a reasonable (for a teenager) living selling *cough* used car stereos...

Stories I heard lead me to believe that many car alarms are not to hard to bypass for skilled criminals, I have been amazed at the lengths they go to or creative thinking that goes into getting around security...

laying under the vehicle and cutting the wires to the battery for a car whose alarm is without proximity sensors comes to mind as one of the more simple ideas that I was like "no sh!t"

Sorry to hear about your stuff.

**mikeN** · 11-13-08, 01:29 PM

so how do i set my own alarm off... my horn is fine...
what sucks the most is that my truck got broke into in a nice area The Colony... i work in a bad part of dallas and truck has never been messed with... go figure

**Red_Lizard2** · 11-13-08, 01:33 PM

well thats like i lived in a neighborhood that was know to be more lower middle class, and we didn't have as much problems with crime as people i know who lived in The Lakes.

Basically they do break-ins in The Colony because its a nice area so they know people have money, which in turns mean there is some good loot to rip off. Whereas in a bad neighborhood, they figure its unlikely they are going to get anything worthwhile.

Its like if you wanted to buy real diamonds, where would you expect to find the best diamond, Tiffany's or Super Pawn?

**investigater** · 11-13-08, 01:38 PM

That sucks mike..... About 3 weeks ago on weds we got broke into. I was playing or posting and it was about 1:30 in the A.M. i went out back to have a smoke and seen my dome light on. I went to go nudge the door to see if it was open slightly and it wasn't. I had to open the door to get in and turn the light off manually only to find my sony head unit missing..... I looked in the back and my 1000Watt amp with my 2 boxed in 10" subs gone as well.

They also got into my shed and took a weed eater and two 1gallon gas cans which had no gas in them. I immediately called the cops and made a report. After the cop left I shut and locked all the windows to the house and car and will till I die. Shit pisses me off to no end.

Seems like the break ins are escalating since the fall season. Be aware everyone.

**mikeN** · 11-13-08, 01:51 PM

its so dumb i had like 200$ worth of ikea stuff in there and i have 2 10"s
luckly my amp is headen under my seat and so are my subs... just looks like part of the truck...

i couldnt live without those.

**Consultant** · 11-13-08, 01:52 PM

Crime goes up during the holidays, but with global warming and the delayed onset of winter, the criminals are getting confused and starting their nefarious activities before Thanksgiving.

It's a sad state of affairs.

Sorry about your stuff.

**TehSpaz** · 11-13-08, 01:53 PM

do what i do.

Drive a POS with nothin worth anything in it :-P

Hell, I'm always most worried my mp3 player will get stolen >_<

although I do have a kinda cool sony Xplod header....