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Wow. I guess it's that time of year? Can't believe there have been this many vehicle burglaries in the last month?! What's up?

Wow. I guess it&#039;s that time of year? Can&#039;t believe there have been this many vehicle burglaries in the last month?! What&#039;s up?

gailforce

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[QUOTE="Teresa, post: 878651, member: 170"]Wow. I guess it's that time of year? Can't believe there have been this many vehicle burglaries in the last month?! What's up?[/QUOTE]
I don’t know what’s up, but my awareness sure is.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Teresa">Wow. I guess it&#039;s that time of year? Can&#039;t believe there have been this many vehicle burglaries in the last month?! What&#039;s up?</blockquote>I don’t know what’s up, but my awareness sure is.

Jimmy T

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Unlocked car burglaries have been going on for months, it isn't a spring break thing. My impression is that WCSO is getting rather frustrated that people still don't lock their vehicles despite repeated warnings. 

If people won't lock their vehicles, could they please at least stop leaving guns in them?

Unlocked car burglaries have been going on for months, it isn&#039;t a spring break thing. My impression is that WCSO is getting rather frustrated that people still don&#039;t lock their vehicles despite repeated warnings. 
 
If people won&#039;t lock their vehicles, could they please at least stop leaving guns in them?

Low Brow

100% preventable........by this logic, all crimes are preventable.  If the car is locked, is it your fault they broke the window?  According to WCSO, yes, yes it is.

elgordoboy

[QUOTE="Low Brow, post: 878691, member: 24963"]100% preventable........by this logic, all crimes are preventable.  If the car is locked, is it your fault they broke the window?  According to WCSO, yes, yes it is.[/QUOTE]
[MEDIA=youtube]5NP8y63Ms4o[/MEDIA] 20 seconds to 50 seconds is the salient part. Watch the rest for giggles

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Low Brow">100% preventable........by this logic, all crimes are preventable. If the car is locked, is it your fault they broke the window? According to WCSO, yes, yes it is.</blockquote><iframe allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" style="background:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5NP8y63Ms4o/hqdefault.jpg) 50% 50% / cover" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5NP8y63Ms4o"></iframe> 20 seconds to 50 seconds is the salient part. Watch the rest for giggles

ShallowsNole

[QUOTE="Low Brow, post: 878691, member: 24963"]100% preventable........by this logic, all crimes are preventable.  If the car is locked, is it your fault they broke the window?  According to WCSO, yes, yes it is.[/QUOTE]

But they aren't breaking windows.  They don't want whatever they are taking that badly.  The reason things are being stolen from vehicles is that the doors were not locked.  Kids used to call it "car hopping," don't know if that's the current term or not.  
If they start breaking windows to get in, that's a different level of intent.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Low Brow">100% preventable........by this logic, all crimes are preventable. If the car is locked, is it your fault they broke the window? According to WCSO, yes, yes it is.</blockquote> 
But they aren&#039;t breaking windows. They don&#039;t want whatever they are taking that badly. The reason things are being stolen from vehicles is that the doors were not locked. Kids used to call it &quot;car hopping,&quot; don&#039;t know if that&#039;s the current term or not. 
If they start breaking windows to get in, that&#039;s a different level of intent.

[QUOTE="ShallowsNole, post: 878707, member: 696"]
If they start breaking windows to get in, that's a different level of intent.[/QUOTE]

Still 100% preventable with window protection.....

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="ShallowsNole">If they start breaking windows to get in, that&#039;s a different level of intent.</blockquote> 
Still 100% preventable with window protection.....

gumby

If you build it, they will come. Burglars that is.............

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