I manage parking lots so I "see" a fair amount of break-ins.  The one thing I can say is it does not matter if the vehicle is locked or unlocked. If something interests the thief inside the car, they will open the unlocked door or break the window... even if they want it just for transportation.  They will do whatever it takes to get what they see they want.  We have people that leave laptops and purses in the front seat or back, and wonder why their car window was smashed.  I recently recovered an expensive backpack purse from a garage, and come to find out when the victim recovered it, she said she just had her gym clothes in it... but it was sitting on the back seat all expensive looking.  All that glass expense for gym clothes?

  The only time my car was broken into was in Cambridge... when I parked our westie in a spot I rented by the month behind an old Greek widow's house.  There it sat with a nice stereo waiting for a new owner.  I realized later the whole thing was a set up with her unemployed sons.  The next stereo had a removable face plate and I also found a better place to park it. Now we also always close all the curtains and lock our van when parked for awhile.  I figure it deters someone from taking a chance on entering... maybe someone is sleeping in there!  So far 18 years later it seems to work.  Use deterence and smarts, and if you're lucky, no one will break in.  Sometimes we're just in the wrong spot at the wrong time!!

Mad Madeline
'87 Westie - Milko 3
10th VW Van
14th VW vehicle
1000's of memories

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