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DownTooParty t1_j6lrkjh wrote

Life pro tip: Don't lock your doors and leave nothing valuable in your car. Doors always open and windows are always unbroken.

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DavidANaida t1_j6m09de wrote

Sounds like a cool way to have your vehicle stolen or moved into by a homeless person

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TheElusiveHolograph t1_j6m96s1 wrote

Sounds like you live in SoCal. I feel like we’re the only ones who understand these 2 very common scenarios.

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futureruler t1_j6nhz3p wrote

Not something I have to worry about, I leave my vehicles unlocked. I'm also at the end of a side street on the side of a mountain so its hard to know my house even exists, especially when the foliage grows back

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DavidANaida t1_j6nqmk8 wrote

Milwaukee actually. Do y'all think homeless people only exist on the west coast?

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chatterbox272 t1_j6m90nl wrote

Generally speaking, you can be pretty sure anyone willing to steal your car is also willing to break a window to do so.

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AlmostChristmasNow t1_j6mhs7d wrote

Breaking windows draws attention, just opening the door does not. So you’re more likely to get caught if you break a window, a risk some would-be thieves won’t take.

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scherster t1_j6mpori wrote

Can confirm, a car was stolen in our neighborhood, and several people had driveway camera footage of the guy going down the street and trying door handles.

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jcaarow t1_j6mh9su wrote

I had to do this for a bit when an attempted thief broke the lock and I can say there is always something to steal. Someone stole my passenger side window shade and someone slept in my car overnight

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downvotemeplss t1_j6nmcjl wrote

I had a Jeep with plastic windows and had to do this. The Jeep was completely unlocked and someone still cut my dang window

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