My car got broken into... I think?

[Laurelin]

I was going to work and found it with the glovebox open and the center console open and things thrown EVERYWHERE in the front two seats.

But I am so confused because I can't find anything that is gone. A spare set of keys to my sister's car were there, my work badge was there, my CDs, book, brush, dog crate, nice jacket, leashes, a necklace, etc were all still there. It looks like some change and a couple dollar bills are gone out of the cup holder but that's it.

No forced entry at all, which makes me think I might've forgotten to lock it. But still, the car automatically locks after a short time even if I forgot.

Do I report it just in case I find something missing? I am seriously baffled at what happened.

 

[~WelshStump~]

REPORT IT!!! If this has happened to other people in the area, it give authorities an idea of the thieves pattern. They need to know.

 

[FG167]

I would report it. That is creepy!

 

[Maxy24]

Our cars got broken into (as did out neighbors), the GPS was in plain view and they didn't touch it. They took all of our change and a buck knife my dad had in there. Thus we believe it was neighborhood kids, didn't report it. BUT we leave our cars unlocked, if this guy knew how to break into your car he might be a bit more serious. Maybe he was looking for something specific and you didn't have it.

 

[Laurelin]

Yeah I just reported it. Figured better be safe than sorry.

I've had a couple people come up INTO my yard for sure recently. One wrote a stupid note on a campaign flyer on my door. And right behind my house is a deserted alley kind of thing and I see people parked there (I always assumed it was just the teens smoking and trying not to get caught).

It's kind of a little worrisome since I'm a single girl with 2 little dogs that aren't much deterrent....

 

[Shai]

Only because they don't know Mia's reputation

 

[release the hounds]

they just wanted your change, i wouldn't be too worried. We had the same thing happen to us a couple years ago, our dog almost went thru the front window and by the time I got up and went outside, the door was left open adn there was change dropped everywhere, probably because she had a bark the told everyone you don't want to be on the recieving end of what she was offering and they took off.

I reported it, but they seemed less than thrilled about coming down to fill out the paper work. I remember they kept saying, do you think it's necessary for us to send 2 officers down to take a statement? It's your choice sir.

apparently calling to report wasn't enough, it needed 2 officers, paper work and a statement to make it to the official record. I guess it's a way to keep "crime" off the books and show a decrease.

 

[Beanie]

Do you have an alarm system on the house you're renting? If not, can you talk to the landlord about getting one? Being a single gal with two smaller dogs myself (even though Payton has a nice big dog bark), an alarm system is the first thing I planned on installing when I moved into a new place...
If not that... do you know anybody with an alarm system who will let you take one of their signs and stick it in your yard? Supposedly just the signs are enough of a deterrent. =P

 

[Doberluv]

That's weird they didn't take your cd's. I guess they just wanted money or something more valuable. My daughter had her car "broken" into one time. She had left the window down half way and everything was strewn all around. She had some valuables in there...I think her computer. The only thing missing were some tea bags. The empty box was torn up. She finally figured out who the perps were....raccoons. :rofl1:

 

[96 GTS]

That happened to a couple cars when I was going to school in a downtown area. One of my friends cars got broken in to and all they stole was a cup full of quarters that he had for parking meters.

Not a huge deal, replacement window was $15 at a junk yard and tool us about an hour to put in. We figured it was someone looking for bus fare or something. The police that came said it's not at all uncommon for people to break in just to take change.

 

[Michiyo-Fir]

We had that happen once as well. All that was taken was a pair of sunglasses. I guess they were looking for more money or something of more value...

I would report it too.

 

[~Jessie~]

Our house was broken into a couple of years ago, and the only things missing were two Wii remotes and two Wii games. Our laptop and camera were sitting out in plain view, so I'm assuming the person who broke in was a kid who didn't want his parents to know he had stolen stuff.

I'd call and report the car break in for sure... that way, if there's a pattern of break ins in your area, it's on record.

 

[houlahoops]

My car got broken into at school (sort of), but the kid couldn't get through the window (safety glass was a little too much for him) so he ended up just ripping out my antenna and otherwise vandalizing the outside of my car.

It's good to report it, though. And an alarm system might be a good idea!

 

[Romy]

There was a case recently where car burglars were breaking into cars, but not to steal from the car. They were getting the addresses from the registration and phoning it to their buddies, who would then break in since nobody was home.

So yeah. Police report. Probably not anything that crazy but you never know.

 

[ihartgonzo]

Dude... I would consider that a somewhat decent robber! I would definitely report it though.

At my last apartment complex, there was this homeless lady who would walk around on the trails and in the parking lots at night. Once me and my friend saw her sitting in a car. She DID NOT have a car! Creeeepy. Once my roomie left her car unlocked and nothing was stolen but things were scattered everywhere. I left my car unlocked, had very little in it because I just got the car, and all that was gone was my sunglasses.... my favorite sunglasses, though.

The REAL d-bags will break your window and take anything/everything that they possibly can carry! My car got broken into in San Francisco, and they took literally everything in my car... including a pair of shoes, dog leashes, dog frisbees and tugs, jewelry that clearly wasn't worth anything, and all of my personal items who they seriously could not resell. On top of my whole stereo, cds, ipod, etc.