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Car thieves are dumb

Walked out to my car this morning to find someone had kindly smashed (by levering the glass) the window and very neatly removed the stero (if you damage it you can't sell it). Dumb because they left blood behind and and dumb because when the power goes out from the stero you need the access code to get back into it.
Posted: Apr 26 2006, 10:05 AM by astopford | with 10 comment(s)

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Plip said:

I had something similar happen a few weeks ago - someone broke in looking for something to steal but found nothing.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/plip/sets/72057594099311281/
# April 26, 2006 6:39 AM

Wim Hollebrandse said:

Andrew - you don't think they'll launch an extensive DNA investigation, do you?
# April 26, 2006 7:18 AM

Bypassing Dotnetter said:

> Dumb because they left blood behind and and dumb because when the power goes out from the stero you need the access code to get back into it.

I am pretty sure it is hackable though.
# April 26, 2006 7:48 AM

dude said:

I'm sure they'll put their "top man" on it right away. ;)
# April 26, 2006 9:09 AM

Josh said:

I thought you were going to say the door was unlocked. I had a friend who had her rag top slashed to get to the radio and the door was unlocked. Oh well, pretty sad that people find it better to destroy and steal instead of working.
# April 26, 2006 9:39 AM

Andy Stopford said:

The finger prints guy has been to dust and take swobs so a promising start. The women on the phone when I rang it in asked me if I had CCTV, I almost replied "yes I also have machine gun nests and land mines" :D this is this the suburbs not the middle of terrible.
# April 26, 2006 9:50 AM

Andy Stopford said:

Oh and once again car insurance amazes me. By law you have to have it yet to replace my radio costs me 150 quid (it was'nt worth that) and a hike in insurance costs next time, pretty dam pointless then.
# April 26, 2006 9:53 AM

Dave said:

That sucks :(
# April 26, 2006 2:03 PM

ace said:

i usually leave the car door unlocked and it never get smashed or stolen.
# May 24, 2006 2:37 AM

ace said:

i usually leave the car door unlocked and it never get smashed or stolen.
# May 24, 2006 2:37 AM