... d-a-m thief! garage broaken into; luckey just tools

[matt922]

get your stuff back?

[mitt]

My house has been broken into 5 times in the last 9 months.

Where on earth do you live?

[ducatiz]

One of my friends from college kept having break-ins to his garage.  He rigged up a digital player of an angry Rottweiler barking and put a motion detector on the eaves well hidden. 

Whenever anyone walked by, they just heard a really pissed off dog barking.  He had several sequences that played so it didn't sound the same each time.  Never had a break-in again.

[muskrat]

substitute with rock salt and a hearty 12 guage
http://www.clipaday.com/videos/motion-sensor-paintball-gun

[ducatiz]

substitute with rock salt and a hearty 12 guage
http://www.clipaday.com/videos/motion-sensor-paintball-gun

that's hysterical!

but spring/trap guns are against the law in every state.

[fastwin]

I'll change that when I'm governor of Texas!

[ducatiz]

I'll change that when I'm governor of Texas!

Is that you, Kinky??!

[Timmy Tucker]

Where on earth do you live?

In a small town in East TN, the meth/pillhead capitol of the universe. And like I said, I don't actually live in the house. It's been empty for 3-4 years. So it's an easy target. Never had any trouble till I got new next door neighbors. The shit started as soon as they moved in. They were evicted a few weeks ago, so we'll see what happens now. What makes the whole situation even better is that my backyard butts right up to the city sheriff's office. My car was literally 75ft from the sheriff's back door when it got swiped.

[muskrat]

wow, just wow.  we have a hangar at the airport locally which is right next door to the police station.  I've gone in and out at all hours through the security gates (padlock) and not once have I been questioned.  you should see the FAA and Police signs.  maybe the proximity is the weakness they are exploiting.  If you need squatters let us Texans know, we come armed. 

[Scotzman]

As far as stealing particular tools- thieves are dumb. I know, obvious, but I had parts for a water suction pump that's only used in the Navy stolen out of my jeep, along with a pair of coveralls that were soaked in jet fuel.

[ducatiz]

"coveralls soaked in jet fuel" + meth head = LOL

[Timmy Tucker]

"coveralls soaked in jet fuel" + meth head = LOL

That's a guaranteed win.

[Preisker]

I moved in 3 years ago, December 23.    On December 25, my garage was burglarized.   They got the air compressor my wife bought me for my birthday, and some other tools.  We live in a gated community, and a whole bunch of people were watching us move in, so I figure it was one of those bastards.   So two days later, I started searching for German Shepherd Rescue dogs.   First I got one, then I got another.   Great dogs.   And I told the neighborhood gangster kids that they were retired police dogs, had to be retired because they kept killing people.    They thought that was pretty cool.   And besides that, whenever someone gets near the house, they go apesh!t and try to break through the doors or the windows, I'm surprised they haven't broken a window yet, because they bounce off of them so hard. 

I've probably got more money in the garage than in the house.    At least they can't run down the street with a 400lb Tig Welder, or a 15 X 48 lathe, or a milling machine.  And I still look into garages around the neighborhood, thinking my compressor is still around here. 

And those jet fuel soaked overalls were probably eaten by those cranksters if they smelled some fuel on them.

[fastwin]

Me too, I've got more shit in the garage than the house. Our TVs need to be carbon dated they are so old, who'd want them? What's a flat screen and HD?? I purposely leave my cell phone in the car, open to every thief because it's ancient and I could make the beast with two backsing care less if I loose it. I am the original 1%er that doesn't give a shit about cell phones.

I also could care less if they got into the house... they'd get depressed and leave. The garage is another thing. I leave the garage radio on all the time and the lights on every time we leave. There is also my old Suburban in the back driveway. So, there is music on the radio, cars in the drive and lights on and one hell of a barking dog inside... is that the house you really want to break into? Not to mention the crazy make the beast with two backser inside with the 12 gauge looking to shoot someone!!!

This is a bad time of year for thefts. Hope you all keep a big heads up and take preventative action. Leaving town? Tell your neighbors, stop the newspaper and mail, have a friend park their car in your driveway, leave indoors lamps on timers, install outdoor floodlights, etc... Make them choose another house because yours doesn't look easy!

[ab]

I am sorry to hear that.  I hope they catch the crooks.

I had my leather gears stolen back in '05 along with x-box and two laptop.  For some reason they left my 3rd gen iPod which was brand new then.

What kills me to this day is one of the leather jacket they stole was a special gift from my ex-girl (may she rest in peace).  That kills me more than all the other gears etc they stole.  I hope they get whet is coming to them.

With all gifts lying around, it's perfect time for crooks to do their evil deed.

I tell you what, It's a pregnant dog to try and clean the police fingerprint powder.  Impossible to clean.