The cop had already arrested the punks by the time I came out of the store & found out it was missing. They were flying down the highway with the big Dodge V8 screaming... took a couple of days to get it back with minor body damage & floated valves from over reving. Bet the 'good kids' didn't do a night in jail.
The cops showed me the junkyard lock that was hotwired... (Pull the dash wires off the lock, plug in the junkyard connection, start her up) went looking for a matching car to steal. It was attempted several more times... I thwarted theft by locking the hood down with a lock through the latch & taking the rotor in with me... The padlock was easy to remove UNLESS someone tried to open the hood, then it was a bugger with pressure on it. I lost several more dash locks however.
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One of my paranoias when I go incall especially in not very nice neighborhoods is that my car can be vandalized or stolen. It is a nice car and definitely sticks out on the street. If this unfortunate event happens, I would have to report it to police. Now the million $$$$ question - what should I say when they ask me what I was doing in this area? It sounds very silly to invoke my right to keep silent
But I don't want to lie to police, especially if it is very easy to check. So, how should I handle it?
because of bad directions.
and I never recall LE ever asking me what I was doing parked in whatever spot I was in.
But a simple answer like: Shopping, or visiting someone would be all that is necessary.
If the thought of losing your car is a problem, have a taxi take you there and call for a taxi to take you back. Or, you could see about a nearby garage to put the car in.
The first time was my daddy's brand new Lincoln Continental (If you can remember that model.) He was away on vacation and I had the car ostensibly to pick him up at the airport when he got back. I got the car back from the police a day before his flight, and it had some body damage plus the ignition switch was popped out. I managed to get it all fixed up before his flight and got to the airport just in time to pick him and my mom up from their trip. Of course I forgot to gas the car up and it died on the highway just ten miles from the airport. That was a fun day.
The second time was my own beater ('66 Comet Caliente) when I was just out of college, and got it back the same day. Some joker just took it for a joy ride. It had more gas in it when I got it back than before!
The last time was nearly 30 years ago in NYC. A nice new Pontiac Bonneville in metallic blue. My wife, infant son, and I were there to visit her mother who had just had a heart attack and I parked it right in front of the hospital with a security guard present, so what could go wrong, right? Needless to say in a couple of hours we were running around Manhattan buying baby supplies and a car seat, then finding a one way rental car to get home. What fun. The police called me at work a few days later to report the car was found in the S Bronx, minor damage (Hot pink nail polish all over the front velour seats.) A few hours later my father-in-law called to say my mom-in-law passed away. We ended up driving another one way rental to NYC and picking up the car (Ft. Apache, what a trip that was.), then attending the funeral.
Aren't cars fun?
OK.......you beat me on this stat....
Signed,
Only four cars in 49 years....and none of them stolen
Or the garage door opener coupled with your vehicle registration in the glove box showing home address.
My first call would be to the cops followed by requesting them to visit the house if enough time had passed for someone to be there and open the garage.
Don't care what the cops ask, it's none of their business WHY you are anywhere. Maybe you left the car because you needed a walk to clear your head, and left the phone behind for privacy to think, and you normally leave your wallet in the car when driving anyway and just forgot it this time as you were thinking so hard.
Cops don't really care so long as you make the paperwork easy, and aren't being a pain in the ass. Oh yeah, and they might be your only ride home since you don't have ID, credit cards, or cash for a taxi!
Me? I drive an old vehicle that people never look at twice unless it's in a nice area
The cop had already arrested the punks by the time I came out of the store & found out it was missing. They were flying down the highway with the big Dodge V8 screaming... took a couple of days to get it back with minor body damage & floated valves from over reving. Bet the 'good kids' didn't do a night in jail.
The cops showed me the junkyard lock that was hotwired... (Pull the dash wires off the lock, plug in the junkyard connection, start her up) went looking for a matching car to steal. It was attempted several more times... I thwarted theft by locking the hood down with a lock through the latch & taking the rotor in with me... The padlock was easy to remove UNLESS someone tried to open the hood, then it was a bugger with pressure on it. I lost several more dash locks however.
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