This morning I found out someone broke into my car and stole some low value junk I had in my glovebox along with a jacket and other stuff. I was home all along and didn’t hear it happening. I am usually one to check twice that the car locks when I leave it, and if for whatever reason I don’t then it auto locks after a while.

Now I’m a bit clueless with this stuff so I’m wondering 1) how they opened it without triggering the alarm and 2) can I do anything to prevent this from happening again? Any contraption/device I can use ?

TIA

  • Mothra@mander.xyzOP
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    15 hours ago

    That sounds pretty much what happened. I don’t leave anything in my car I would cry over. I have a nomadic life so I can’t really afford to not leave anything behind, most things have a purpose in the car (screwdrivers, my cheap OBDii, the sunscreen cream, rags for cleaning, rain gear in case the rain catches me on the go)The only thing that would have been a nightmare if stolen would be the electronic toll tag, but they didn’t grab that one. But what really got me thinking is that the alarm didn’t go off.

    • roofuskit@lemmy.world
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      8 hours ago

      Leave it in the trunk where it’s hidden. If you leave stuff where people can see it someone will break in.