car theives in my mates house last night!!
06 December 2004, 06:18 PM
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car theives in my mates house last night!!
Well he awoke to the sound of voices at 3am this morning and to his amazament he was confronted by two geezas who calmly asked for the keys to his garage and the keys to his scooby ! when he refused the one guy just pulled a gun out and said will you reconsider!!!!!!! in the mean time his wife had tryied to phone police on her bed side Phone only to find the wires had been cut ! but his son had listend and used his mobile fone to call the police!!!
15mins later the old bill turned up and the station is less than a mile away!!!
as the theives drove down the road in his scooby and her X5 they passed the old bill in the same street!
The Tracker was activated on both cars immediatly and at 11 oclock todayboth cars were found 100miles away !! Wheels on both missing interior in scooby missing all ICE missing and all personal belongings missing !!!
SCUM SCUM AND MORE SCUM !!!!
but my mate said they were so calm and patient it was untrue!!
wadda ya think of that ? ..regards mav
15mins later the old bill turned up and the station is less than a mile away!!!
as the theives drove down the road in his scooby and her X5 they passed the old bill in the same street!
The Tracker was activated on both cars immediatly and at 11 oclock todayboth cars were found 100miles away !! Wheels on both missing interior in scooby missing all ICE missing and all personal belongings missing !!!
SCUM SCUM AND MORE SCUM !!!!
but my mate said they were so calm and patient it was untrue!!
wadda ya think of that ? ..regards mav
06 December 2004, 06:26 PM
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speachless mate... even cutting the wires to the phoneline is like something out of Mission impossible. Where the offenders face's covered?
whereabouts UK geographically did this happen?
whereabouts UK geographically did this happen?
06 December 2004, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by fastfrank
speachless mate... even cutting the wires to the phoneline is like something out of Mission impossible. Where the offenders face's covered?
whereabouts UK geographically did this happen?
whereabouts UK geographically did this happen?
06 December 2004, 06:35 PM
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Hi Mav,
hard faced or WHAT!!!!
so these scum just broke in intentionally for the cars then....?
Just curious... but do you know how they get into the house... brick through window, picked lock?
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hard faced or WHAT!!!!
so these scum just broke in intentionally for the cars then....?
Just curious... but do you know how they get into the house... brick through window, picked lock?
F
06 December 2004, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by fastfrank
Hi Mav,
hard faced or WHAT!!!!
so these scum just broke in intentionally for the cars then....?
Just curious... but do you know how they get into the house... brick through window, picked lock?
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hard faced or WHAT!!!!
so these scum just broke in intentionally for the cars then....?
Just curious... but do you know how they get into the house... brick through window, picked lock?
F
but get this ! not insured as it's classed as giving keys over !
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06 December 2004, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by MADMAV
but get this ! not insured as it's classed as giving keys over !
06 December 2004, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by mpr
Surely this can't be true? What the f@ck else are you supposed to do when some tw@t pulls a gun on you?
06 December 2004, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by MADMAV
not sur as he was well shaken up when i spoke to him!
but get this ! not insured as it's classed as giving keys over !
but get this ! not insured as it's classed as giving keys over !
06 December 2004, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Jiggerypokery
Nope, not when violence is involved.
This is sadly all to common a crime now.....modern cars are so hard to steal, that it's easier to break in....makes you think about where you leave your car keys huh.....on a hook by the back door, or that little table by the front door??
No chance, mine are beside my bed right next to my mobile phone!!!
06 December 2004, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by WRXPete
This is an aggravated burlgary and fear of violence....insurance shouldn't be a problem at all....the insurers might try it on though, so tell your mate to watch it
This is sadly all to common a crime now.....modern cars are so hard to steal, that it's easier to break in....makes you think about where you leave your car keys huh.....on a hook by the back door, or that little table by the front door??
No chance, mine are beside my bed right next to my mobile phone!!!
This is sadly all to common a crime now.....modern cars are so hard to steal, that it's easier to break in....makes you think about where you leave your car keys huh.....on a hook by the back door, or that little table by the front door??
No chance, mine are beside my bed right next to my mobile phone!!!
06 December 2004, 07:53 PM
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These scumbags will do allmost anything to get what they want.
If that means injuring someone, they dont care
He should be insured against the loss though.
It could come down to the scooby or the safety of his family
Pass him our good wishes.
If that means injuring someone, they dont care
He should be insured against the loss though.
It could come down to the scooby or the safety of his family
Pass him our good wishes.
06 December 2004, 08:10 PM
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I had the same thoughts with regards to keys...
We leave all keys on a hook next to the back door - if it's a choice between the safety of the family or the car being nicked...
We leave all keys on a hook next to the back door - if it's a choice between the safety of the family or the car being nicked...
06 December 2004, 08:30 PM
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OK just got off the fone to him! His wife is sedated after delayed shocck and police been there all day!!!
it seems that they had removed the window from it's rubber and climbed in.
it turns out that what woke him was the smell of Ganger and as they dont smoke he thought the house was on fire !!
socco have finger printed but no luck!
a neighbour had seen two guys hangin around yesterday afternoon , and had took cars reg no !! it turned out to be stolen !
The scooby was a bonus as the police seem to think it was the x5 they were after but they did say that this was the 3rd scooby in a week in our area!!
They had also ripped out the dash and the roof lining looking for the tracker ! but they did not find it !
and the police said he did the right thing handing the keys over
because the one guy who did not is now in Hospital with fire arms wounds
so just be carefull! ......mav
it seems that they had removed the window from it's rubber and climbed in.
it turns out that what woke him was the smell of Ganger and as they dont smoke he thought the house was on fire !!
socco have finger printed but no luck!
a neighbour had seen two guys hangin around yesterday afternoon , and had took cars reg no !! it turned out to be stolen !
The scooby was a bonus as the police seem to think it was the x5 they were after but they did say that this was the 3rd scooby in a week in our area!!
They had also ripped out the dash and the roof lining looking for the tracker ! but they did not find it !
and the police said he did the right thing handing the keys over
because the one guy who did not is now in Hospital with fire arms wounds
so just be carefull! ......mav
06 December 2004, 08:43 PM
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Feckin Hell!
This doesn't even bear thinking about does it? What type of low life scum would do this as you slept in your bed? This country gets worse and worse, and as for the insurers! What's all that about?
One word... FUBAR...
Best Wishes to your pal and his family, hope they are able to enjoy Christmas with the civility and peace with which it is normally associated.
Ed
This doesn't even bear thinking about does it? What type of low life scum would do this as you slept in your bed? This country gets worse and worse, and as for the insurers! What's all that about?
One word... FUBAR...
Best Wishes to your pal and his family, hope they are able to enjoy Christmas with the civility and peace with which it is normally associated.
Ed
06 December 2004, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by fastfrank
valid points but makes no difference where u stash your keys coz end of day when someone threatens you with a weapon....
06 December 2004, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by mpr
In every case like this on here, there are no mentions of the house alarm - aren't their house alarms going off - or do they not arm them when they're in at night?
I couldn't sleep at night if our alarm wasn't on! I know it probably wouldn't stop them still trying to get the keys, however it could give you valuable seconds to respond! Be that locking the bedroom door, phoning the old bill (ha ha- I said seconds not hours!) or arming yourself if you feel able! Or maybe just to wake up!!
Please send our regards to your friend and his family.
Jason.
PS It would be interesting to know where in West Mids!
06 December 2004, 09:02 PM
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"it seems that they had removed the window from it's rubber and climbed in."
There are a lot of double glazed windows - even new ones, which have the bead on the outside. Meaning that its a piece of pudding to take the glass out. My dad did it on next doors when they got locked out.
Just a flat blade screwdriver.
Stupid design.
Hope everyone is ok.
Seems if you have a scoob then you better put a cat 1 alarm on the house too nowadays!!
Andy
There are a lot of double glazed windows - even new ones, which have the bead on the outside. Meaning that its a piece of pudding to take the glass out. My dad did it on next doors when they got locked out.
Just a flat blade screwdriver.
Stupid design.
Hope everyone is ok.
Seems if you have a scoob then you better put a cat 1 alarm on the house too nowadays!!
Andy
06 December 2004, 09:04 PM
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Suggest BT Red Care - it checks the line every 8 seconds... so if its cut the monitoring ctr know about it almost straight away and then send BiB.. there are also some clever systems which they can use to look into the property / listen in.
06 December 2004, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by WRXPete
This is an aggravated burlgary and fear of violence....
Its always a good idea to have your local police number handy. If you dial 999 from a mobile your call will be taken by a call ctr who then electronicaly send the job to the local plod. This can add 5 mins into the process.
Then if there is a problem you can call your local BiB direct from your mobile.
In Manchester this number is 0161 872 5050 and then ask for the control room.