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Thieves roaming my neighborhood.....

I live in Brazil. That's lawless America. Here, if you leave your car unlocked, you will not have the stuff inside your car stolen. You will have your whole car, your house, your cat, your wife, and even your shoes stolen. So if all you have to do around there is leave your car locked, you thank god every day for living in a halfway decent country.

Back when I had a ****ty '98 Fiat Uno, I've had it broken into twice. They BENT the freaking door to unlock it on both occasions. One of these times, it was inside the building's garage, several other cars were violated, partially destroyed, and some even smelled like CRACK.
 
joe bob said:
I have always thought that I would do my best to make it clear I am home and aware of their presence and calling the cops, giving them every opportunity to beat feet rather than create some dramatic showdown.
If they continue to approach then you now know you are dealing with a dangerous person and that simplifies the decision making process to some degree.
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Yep:encouragement:
 
Neighborhood App

Navy Chief,

Take a look at this app called Nextdoor its for the Android and Iphone, people around your neighborhood can report whats going on, and you can get text messages about warnings and other things happening around your neighborhood.

https://nextdoor.com/
 
airtj said:
Navy Chief,

Take a look at this app called Nextdoor its for the Android and Iphone, people around your neighborhood can report whats going on, and you can get text messages about warnings and other things happening around your neighborhood.

https://nextdoor.com/
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Thanks airtj,

I do not own a cellphone (don't want one, either), but I am a member on the Nextdoor website for my neighborhood + 5 others. When my neighbor told me about the thievery yesterday, I posted about it on the Nextdoor site immediately! Usually someone will reply, but no comments yet. Still, I feel better about letting folks know. My neighbor DID call Escambia County Fl. Sheriff's dept, and a deputy did come out to make a report. I spoke to him, and he told me of the other incidents reported the same day. I bought a lock for my gate, in addition to the wireless alarm, which will arrive (courtesy of my favorite online store, Amazon) this Friday. NC
 
airtj said:
Navy Chief,

Take a look at this app called Nextdoor its for the Android and Iphone, people around your neighborhood can report whats going on, and you can get text messages about warnings and other things happening around your neighborhood.

https://nextdoor.com/
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Thanks for the link! Just signed up and there is a lot more going on in my neighborhood crime wise than I was aware of.
Wife and I were discussing what our joint Xmas present was going to be--- surveillance camera system it is:santahat:
 
My friend keep his house windows open, screen doors unlocked, truck and cars unlocked, etc...as his pack of Pit Bulls inside of his double fence line takes care any security issues. No one has bothered to mess with that piece of property in the 40 plus years since he bought the property and dogs. For me, my crazy ass 10 pound Chihuahua provides a similar, albeit a far less effective deterrent in our townhouse unit. Actually, all you need is a dog treat to get past her.

Tommy
 
Admit it - you were thinking about this old joke but didn't think to post it...

A man was going up to bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to go turn off the light but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.

He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?" and he said no. Then they said that all patrols were busy, and that he should simply lock his door and an officer would be along when available.

George said "Okay," hung up, counted to 30, and phoned the police again. "Hello. I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people in my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now cause I've just shot them all." Then he hung up.

Within five minutes three police cars, an Armed Response unit, and an ambulance showed up at the Phillips residence. Of course, the police caught the burglars red-handed. One of the policemen said to George: "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"

George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"
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There are other dangers:
Here in Maine if you leave your car unlocked during August you will find it full of zucchini.


Mainers don't like to just throw food out...
 
NC, what neighborhood are you in? Never had any issues in Pcola during my years there and I lived in several different areas both next to and far from NAS. Recently had to look up the Castle Law here in TX, seems someone wanted to get into my truck while I was on business in Dallas (hotel by DFW). Didn't take anything, but a busted door lock that also led to a repaint on a 2014, that is the part that pissed me off.
 
Victory103 said:
NC, what neighborhood are you in? Never had any issues in Pcola during my years there and I lived in several different areas both next to and far from NAS. Recently had to look up the Castle Law here in TX, seems someone wanted to get into my truck while I was on business in Dallas (hotel by DFW). Didn't take anything, but a busted door lock that also led to a repaint on a 2014, that is the part that pissed me off.
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We live almost exactly 10 miles from downtown P'cola. I too, had lived in Pensacola before (while stationed here in 1991-93). But I lived on base then, in the CPO barracks.

We chose this area to live in so we wouldn't have to worry about water surge from a hurricane; plus the crime level here is lower when compared to areas south of us, closer to town. There is rarely any crime in my area, except for punks looking for unlocked cars to rob.

Pensacola, (I learned from a class I took at the Sheriff's Dept) has around 18 active gangs. Again, most are located closer to town.

All in all, we feel safe here. I will never feel as secure as I did when living out in the country of southeast TN, but it had its drawbacks, like being a long way from conveniences. NC
 
Someone's Junk ....

In the USA, the Sherieff KNOWS everybody's business in his 'territory' (usually rural) (as opposed to City Police) and they know who is doing what to whom but they won't arrest them. Why? Because the 'punks' are related to brother-in-law, ex-wife, ex-girlfriend, landlord, or he went to school with their relatives. Simple as that. They could probably tell you who they sold the stolen property to, and for how much (insert 'shake of head and wry smile here). They relationalize that it's 'only property' so it's no bigee - the victims should lock up their stuff, etc (ie: you asked for 'it). That attitude is prevalent country wide as far as I can tell (from past experience). A motion senseing light is probably the cheapest 'insurance' you can get. Shooting with salt in shotgun shells is overkill (pardon the pun) and CAN get legally messy.
Chuck B
 
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