Thieves are getting bolder

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This happened in broad daylight.

Stole my backpack from the front seat, it was empty. Maybe a pocket hand sanitizer in there, and a snickers bar.

Alarm did not go off.

Stay vigilant, friends.

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Everything has been taken cared of. This happened about a month ago and my insurance covered and replaced everything. Like it never even happened. I'm still a bit paranoid though whenever I park in public setting.
 

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All that for a backpack huh. Jeez. :angry:
 


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Yup, this morning my truck was peeked at underneath by a stranger for the CAT. Too bad I have a skid plate and the cat is connected to the turbo.
 

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Everything has been taken cared of. This happened about a month ago and my insurance covered and replaced everything. Like it never even happened. I'm still a bit paranoid though whenever I park in public setting.
No need to be paranoid, just use a little common sense. Leaving a backup in plan view is no different than a women leaving her purse in the front seat. I don't leave anything in my truck in plain view.
 

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Sorry to hear, the world is getting crazier by the minute now! Next time I would leave your backpack loaded with razor wire and another Snickers on the top, when they steal it they're get a nice sharp surprise. Nothing satisfies more than a Snickers. ?
 

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Wow that sux...I worry when my trucks has to sit out over night when traveling...hopefully the opportunist might notice this little warning...or get confused whether this is some fed's vehicle with all those doodads inside and decide to move on...the dashcam better work as advertised...?

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Wow that sux...I worry when my trucks has to sit out over night when traveling...hopefully the opportunist might notice this little warning...or get confused whether this is some fed's vehicle with all those doodads inside and decide to move on...the dashcam better work as advertised...?

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Just hope they can READ!!!
 
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Wow that sux...I worry when my trucks has to sit out over night when traveling...hopefully the opportunist might notice this little warning...or get confused whether this is some fed's vehicle with all those doodads inside and decide to move on...hopefully the dashcam works as advertised...?
Yeah, it might deter the opportunists for sure. As for me, I'm going to tint my windows soon. If someone wants to break in badly enough, they will succeed. But I will be more conscious of what I leave in plain sight, and make it harder for them to see though the windows. I also bought a usb motion sensor alarm, I activate it anytime I'm in a public parking lot.

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Because apparently a $15 black backpack is enough to entice someone to break into a new vehicle in broad daylight.
 

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This happened in broad daylight.

Stole my backpack from the front seat, it was empty. Maybe a pocket hand sanitizer in there, and a snickers bar.

Alarm did not go off.

Stay vigilant, friends.

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I'm always on my wife not to leave anything visible in the window that might be misconstrued as having valuables in it. Sometimes she likes to take an extra purse and switch purses and I tell her she has the hide the empty purse for this very reason! Also if you're close enough to your house or your apartment, leave a motion sensor in there that connects to your alarm system and it will set off the alarm. A wireless camera that alerts to motion is another option. Maybe even Alexa in there. Whenever I'm watching a movie and glass breaks, my Alexa device near the TV alerts me by phone that there was glass breakage and asks me if it was an emergency.
So sorry this happened to you what's a shame either neighborhood teenagers looking for something or some crackhead looking for something. No respect.
Executions and cutting off the hands and what not used to be a public displays to discourage this stuff. They used to have mental institutions for people that really needed it but,… I won't go there.
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