House broken into and 2 cars taken

[Dan!]

Woke up this morning at my house in Ireland to my house mate asking me if I'd seen his car keys. I shouted back that last I saw them they were sat in front of the micro wave. A minute later he knocks on my bedroom door and says, we have a problem.

They got in through a kitchen window, walked past my laptop on the kitchen table grabbed my mates keys, took mine from the front door and let themselves out the back door.

On the plus side I'm glad they found the keys as the Garda that turned up said that the current favourite way of waking people and getting their attention is with a boiling kettle of water over the head.... nice.

So all the fun of dealing with insurance now and a long walk to the airport on Friday morning.

So if by a billion to one chance you see a black Mini Cooper S AP07RVU let the Police know.

 

[GransportFan1]

Gutted for you Dan, hope you get everything back.

 

[dem maser]

Sorry to hear it, my parents house was broken into last year, took keys but not the cars, they went back for the cars later but my dad went running after them....

Boiling water over the head?? Bastards.....

 

[Parisien]

Dan, very sorry to hear of this, a real pain and so very, very annoying, hope you get things sorted really soon and the insurance companies don't play silly beggars with you and your mate.

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[Emtee]

Really sorry to hear this Dan. Scumbags the lot of them. Makes you think that trackers are probably as much benefit on reasonably priced cars as they are on exotica. Hope you get it sorted without the insurers playing silly beggars.

 

[2b1ask1]

Makes you sick in the pit of your stomach.... Loads of it occuring locally at the moment. Tempting to go back to the 'lollypop stick' locks of the old ford cortinas at least they didn't need to burgle the house to take the car!

This must be organised gangs stealing to order.

Sorry to hear about it Dan.

 

[NickP]

Sorry to hear this Dan, at least no one was hurt and the only things that were taken are replaceable.

 

[conaero]

Sorry to hear Dan, suppose we have to look on the brights side, it was in Ireland and not at your family home, they got the mini and not the Maserati and nobody was hurt, and they missed your laptop, but still makes you feel sick though!

Remember, thieves tend to come back a few days later.

 

[Dan!]

Cheers for your thoughts chaps. Just have to see how things pan out now.

I had promised myself that I wouldn't buy any cars this year, looks like I might have to break that promise now.... so it's not all bad

 

[Parisien]

About 7 yrs ago ourselves and a neighbour were "broken" into...being Ireland, we'd both left our backdoors open!

Mrs P was less than happy, they went throught her handbag, took the cash and left both sets of cars keys on patio outside.

2 weeks later 10 of the neighbours got a group buy on alarm installations.

Take care Dan, change your locks, check everything twice.....!

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[Dan!]

Locks being changed as we speak....

It's playing on my mind plenty as the day goes on, I wonder how well I'll sleep tonight.

 

[Parisien]

Naw...you'll be fine, ask the garda to cruise past a few times during the night! Leave outside lights on...no cards etc missing?

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[conaero]

Basics Dan, Basics. They will come back in the way they know how, get a box and put empty tins on it so when the back door or front door opens again, the tins go over and wake you up. Sounds silly but they wont be expecting it.

I would think they were just after the cars as they appear to have left everything else alone so I dont think they will be back as they have the cars.

You cold always try the Dirty Harry method and rig a shot guy up to the door handle, they wont be expecting that either!

 

[Parisien]

....or electrify the door handles..................oooppsss....good way to to prison that one!


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[dem maser]

i slept at my parents the night after they got broken into as i wanted to be there with them, i had a bat, and an airgun with me.....nothing.....

i know its silly but ill do anything for my family.....lucky it wasnt at your home in the UK like matt says.....

 

[Andyk]

Bunch of f***ers Dan...No other way to describe these mindless tossers.......

 

[BennyD]

Ruthless f***ers. A wake up cup of tea, without the tea over the head sounds painful. It would close up your eyes too so you wouldn't be able to ID them whilst letting you know they mean business. Ruthless but very efficient I would say. Moral of the story; leave your keys where they can find them. A car isn't worth your face. Not even yours Dan!

 

[Dan!]

A car isn't worth your face. Not even yours Dan!

 

[BennyD]

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[lozcb]

Had the T shirt Dan several times so my heart goes out to you , that horrible cheated feeling of being vulnerable to scum haunts for quite a while , as Matt says they often come back so just perhaps for the next few weeks hide the kettle or the kettle lead before bed time ,

At my other house in Worthing after a break in and my sons car getting poleaxed for the sake of £100 stereo i put up notices around the perimeter saying that if you can read this you have already been filmed on cctv , never had a problem again


regards loz