Our friend had his car stolen from the drive the other night. The scumbags had broken into the kitchen and taken the keys from his under the stairs cupboard where he keeps them on a hook. Apparently it's a gang of three and they go through the kitchen drawers and under the stairs cupboard looking for car and house keys. They don't go in to any other part of the house and leave quickly if they can't find keys. We've started taking the keys upstairs with us. Please have a look at where you put your keys and maybe move them folks.
Our neighbour had this happen last year. They had bought a new sporty BMW and they'd only had it three weeks. It was a targeted theft and they didn't realise that they'd stolen it until the following morning. The police said it would have been taken abroad. Arilx
ReplyDeleteThis seems to have been targeted too. There's been a lot in the area.
DeleteI'm having trouble leaving comments so hope this shows up. I've left comments on earlier posts and they've not appeared. Hope they catch these thieves soon. Take care & hugs.
ReplyDeleteI've no idea why they haven't shown up Susan as I always love to post comments from you.
DeleteThieving lowlives. The police have a fancy name for this theft. It boils my blood that people think it's OK to do this to someone else. I HATE criminals and lawless humans with a passion.
ReplyDeleteOh yikes! That's really scary. I keep my car keys on a hook by the back door but they'd have trouble getting my car out of the driveway. There are two others behind it lol. I'm not even sure where they keep their keys!
ReplyDeleteOur car is keyless entry, and it is possible for thieves to hack the signal without even entering the house. They just need to find the signal from the fob and transmit that to a receiver near the vehicle. This fools the vehicle into thinking that the fob is nearby, so the doors unlock, and all the thieves have to do is push the start button, and they're away!
ReplyDeleteTherefore, even though the car is in a locked garage, we keep our keys (fobs) inside a 'Faraday Box'. This blocks the signal, making it impossible for thieves to make the car think we're in or close to it. We also both have Faraday pouches which our fobs live in at all times, it's a simple matter for us to pop the fob out of the pouch to open or lock the car.
The cheaper way is to wrap the keys/fobs in aluminium foil when being put away for the night, but we're idle, and it's simpler to pop them in their box!
Physical deterrents, such as wheel locks etc will not stop anyone stealing a car, but it may make them look elsewhere and choose a softer target. This, of course, won't help if the car is being stolen 'to order', but for the vast majority of car owners, it's worth a try!