Bribie G said:
A bit late for the event, but because modern cars are almost impossible to steal by hot wiring they now invade the house instead and go to where the keys are always kept which is in a little cup or hook next to the Phone on the kitchen bench or something like that.
Spoke to a guy last week who just had that happen to him.
They broke into his house, left a huge mess, but when the cops came he couldn't think of anything actually being stolen.
The copper said to him "flash car you're having there in your garage, got your spare keys?"
He said, yeah, definitely have them, I keep them in the bedside drawer and they hadn't even been in the bedroom.
Copper told him to better check, and surely the keys where gone. They leave the part of the house where they find the keys untouched on purpose as to not attract attention, instead mess up the rest of the house.
He had to change the car locks which cost him $600 and took a week, during that time he had to watch his car like a hawk and never leave it unattended anywhere. He said he had never been that paranoid since he smoked some pot back in the 70ies.
The copper said they have seen the guys in action a few times but they can't catch them as the stolen cars those guys drive are to fast for the police.
He asked me to spread the word which I now have done.
Good luck Kezza, hope you get it all sorted soon.
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