This morning the police knocked on my door ...

[Pitstop]

... at 3.00 to tell me that my wifes car had been broken into. Its a late (53) plate Fiesta. Next door's had also been done (an 03) Vectra. Both cars were deadlocked and alarmed at the time but absolutely NO damage had been done to them, so how the fuck did they get the doors open????
Funny thing was, that the SOCO lady arrived at about 3.45 to take fingerprints off both cars. Bearing in mind that me and my neighbour and the police had been chatting for more than half an hour over the small boundary wall (both cars were parked on their respective drives), we were all suprised when the SOCO lady screamed and ran out in the street as one of the tea leafs was crouching between next doors car and the wall! He had been there all the time under all our noses and she had nearly trod on him! The nearest copper pounced on him and threw him onto the bonnet to cuff him whilst doing a good sweeny impression by saying "You're nicked, you useless piece of shit". We had a good laugh but his mates had got away with 2 pairs of designer sunglasses and a pair of my wifes driving glasses. I was a bit miffed when the CID turned up and thought it funny that they had left 2 CD's on the seat 'Bridget Jones' diary soundtrack' and '80's hits'! Made us feel old, mind you, he was (the CID man) all of about 14 years old!!

[GJUK]

sweet. im glad they caught the twat.

nice to see something good happens in the world still

[Lee H]

one of the tea leafs was crouching between next doors car and the wall!

That finger print dust can be a dog to get off though.

Lee

[Lee_R21Turbo]

He obviously had taste in music to leave them behind!!

Didnt you ask the little scrote how he got in???

[GP4]

Oh well.....a spin to Sheppy to get yer' shades back then Pitstop........

Si...

[Johnnyfrs]

This is one of those stories that you start reading going fooking bastid thieves , then (sorry mate) but you end up chuckling to yourself that the little bastid was caught even more so because he was right under your noses.

Sorry to hear your car was broken into and to am wondering how they did it, but glad they caught someone.

[Pitstop]

Didnt you ask the little scrote how he got in???

Having been hiding there for over half an hour, he had the gall, when discovered, to claim that the 'gang of theives' had been chasing him and he was 'hiding' from them!!!!!!!!! They carted him away anyhow.

[Pitstop]

This is one of those stories that you start reading going fooking bastid thieves , then (sorry mate) but you end up chuckling to yourself that the little bastid was caught even more so because he was right under your noses.

Sorry to hear your car was broken into and to am wondering how they did it, but glad they caught someone.

I'm just glad they had the know-how how to get into cars without bending the fucking doors in two! It was only funny because of this - I wouldn't have been laughing otherwise as although the car is insured fully comp, it was one of those 'free' insurances when we bought the car, the catch being that we have a £600 excess!!

[kam]

I'm impressed the cozza's even come round. My brothers car got nicked a while back, got dumped round the corner, we told the police to check it out, dust for fingerprints etc, and what did they tell us, "Sorry mate, not a lot we can do, just claim it on the insurance". Still, glad they caught the little shit who broke into yours, even if his mates did get away.

[mk2escortmadman]

it least they caught the little shite and didnt damage the doors

Frank

[mattmk1]

sorry to hear your car was broken into, glad they caught him though

As for how it was broken into, im not going to give out details on a public forum, but my dads a mechanic -was in AA for 15 years, trained in army etc. Over his career he was trained at how to get into a car without causing damage - basically because so many people lock keys in their car. I remember last year he went to one of those brand new landrovers - 50K's worth of car - silly women had locked her keys in it. My dad was in to it in minutes, withoug even setting the alarm!!

[Willid1]

Matt

Can your Dad / those in the know even get past deadlocks?? Thought that was the whole idea of them, to stop "tealeaves" getting the doors open.

I suppose people feel safe nowadays, I know when I "click - clunk - flash" my car I expect it to be there unmolested when I come back. Mmmmm have to be prepared for the worst now.

David

[Pitstop]

Just spoke to someone who reckons they use some sort of frequency device, possibly even a modified mobile phone, to try different frequencies out near your car. This would explain how they opened two (remote controlled) deadlocked cars with absolutely no damage. Someone on here must know?

[mattmk1]

i would have thoght that most cars these days are fitted with deadlocks, and still people lock keys in cars, lose keys etc. People/locksmiths/mechanics still have to gain access to the vehicle

Imho, i would have thought that 99% of thieves would be tooo stupid to get into a car without damaging locks etc. I think you must have been unlucky enough to find a theif who had some idea about what he was doing!!!

[Pitstop]

. I think you must have been unlucky enough to find a theif who had some idea about what he was doing!!!

Unlucky! - I'd say more than lucky! as no damage was done.

[popuptoaster]

you can buy doohickies that transmit car alarm signals up and down the frequency range till it pops your locks, im think i saw a set of plans on the net somewhere.

There was a stage a few years ago when pro car thieves would hide in car parks with a reciever and scan for people locking there cars, then they'd just wait till you were gone and go open up your car.

Newer car systems use a diferent frequency everytime they lock/unlock the doors now, but dont stop the doohickies from finding a way in.

[RICKB]

[Pitstop]

Popup, I just tried a google search for one of those doohickie machines you spoke of. I'd never heard the word before and got the wrong end of the stick 'cos it come up with 'wajjamacallits' and 'thingamebobs'! Now them I know of.

[popuptoaster]

LOL

[Graham_S1]

shame you didn't spot him before the police got there

[IanLorenc]

I would have thought that advent of remote central locking would have drastically reduced the amount of people locking their keys in the car. To lock your keys in the car, surely you must leave them in the car and then lock the door by hand? Who does that nowadays?

[Lee H]

When I was a AA man - was always going out to golf players who managed to lock keys in boot after a round of golf.

Lee