So my car got broken into...

PolarMonkey · 04-09-2010, 10:19 AM

Someone decided that the box of books and magazines sitting in the back seat looked enticing, so they smashed out my rear windshield and tried to pull it out.

The police called me at 4 a.m. to let me know what had happened.

Funny thing is, they thought that maybe I'd had a bad breakup recently, and an ex-girlfriend had thrown the box at my car from the outside. It was pulled halfway out of the back window when they got there and they thought it might be a box of personal items that an ex was "returning" to me. I had to convince them to cross my poor girlfriend off of the suspect list because she was asleep at home at the time, and the box had originated from inside the locked car.

I gotta say that its quite a blast to get up at 4am to go talk to the cops, and cut the crap out of your finger while taping plastic over your broken car window because it might snow again (yes, we had snow yesterday...).

Anyway, just wanted to vent since no one up here is awake yet.

Silver · 04-09-2010, 10:22 AM

Bastards.. People are stupid

Spider! · 04-09-2010, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Silver

Bastards.. People are stupid

That is pretty sad. I guess if you're stealing books out of cars, you've never handled enough to know how heavy they are, or just can't identify them as a box of books.

Meph · 04-09-2010, 10:55 AM

Probably a drunk.

punkncat · 04-09-2010, 10:58 AM

I dunno man, if it was current curriculum for school...those books are expensive as hell. Maybe the "crackhead" thought they had found the hookup.

tarakian · 04-09-2010, 11:01 AM

Where they books about bacon? Cause maybe it was a bear.

TippmannFireman · 04-09-2010, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by PolarMonkey

I had to convince them to cross my poor girlfriend off of the suspect list because she was asleep at home at the time.

You're a good man!

Hate that it happened to ya, man. People are stupid.

fivestring · 04-09-2010, 11:18 AM

Stealing books...wow. I had a car broken into back when I lived in an apartment. I had one of those nifty racing steering wheels so my assumption was that they thought I had a big subwoofer/amp in the trunk. Lucky (I guess) for me I did not.

I never fixed the window, just pasted duct tape over it and went on w/ life.

coyote · 04-09-2010, 12:05 PM

Thats what you get for keeping 4 years worth of "Swank" in you back seat!

In all seriousness though, sorry, hope they find the jerk.

PolarMonkey · 04-09-2010, 03:56 PM

Yeah, sad part is the books weren't worth anything, they were just some old magazines and a book about a company I worked for given to me by my boss. I guess blank boxes look enticing to thieves, I should have known better than to leave it in there I suppose. They should know that a $1500 car isn't going to have a box of expensive things in it though. Oh well, life goes on. Anyone know how much rear glass costs for a 1988 Camry All-Trac sedan?

04-09-2010, 10:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
PolarMonkey Fleshy-Headed Mutant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alaska	So my car got broken into... Someone decided that the box of books and magazines sitting in the back seat looked enticing, so they smashed out my rear windshield and tried to pull it out. The police called me at 4 a.m. to let me know what had happened. Funny thing is, they thought that maybe I'd had a bad breakup recently, and an ex-girlfriend had thrown the box at my car from the outside. It was pulled halfway out of the back window when they got there and they thought it might be a box of personal items that an ex was "returning" to me. I had to convince them to cross my poor girlfriend off of the suspect list because she was asleep at home at the time, and the box had originated from inside the locked car. I gotta say that its quite a blast to get up at 4am to go talk to the cops, and cut the crap out of your finger while taping plastic over your broken car window because it might snow again (yes, we had snow yesterday...). Anyway, just wanted to vent since no one up here is awake yet. __________________ Politicians are like diapers; they should be changed frequently, and for the same reason. Anything worth fighting for is worth fighting dirty for.

04-09-2010, 10:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
punkncat Brokeass current member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: McDonough, GA	I dunno man, if it was current curriculum for school...those books are expensive as hell. Maybe the "crackhead" thought they had found the hookup. __________________ One Foot Less- AOG feedback/AO Feedback/MCB Feedback

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tarakian Stange, but not a stanger Join Date: Mar 2007	Where they books about bacon? Cause maybe it was a bear. __________________ No one has the right not to be offended. Feedback www.zombieshoot.com

04-09-2010, 11:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
fivestring Seasoned Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Greenwood, SC	Stealing books...wow. I had a car broken into back when I lived in an apartment. I had one of those nifty racing steering wheels so my assumption was that they thought I had a big subwoofer/amp in the trunk. Lucky (I guess) for me I did not. I never fixed the window, just pasted duct tape over it and went on w/ life. __________________ I moved to the country now I'm gunna eat me alot of peaches! feedback

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coyote MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Napa, Ca.	Thats what you get for keeping 4 years worth of "Swank" in you back seat! In all seriousness though, sorry, hope they find the jerk. __________________ http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...-feedback.html feedback http://www.cafepress.com/paintshirt Cool swag to promote your sport! Honey badger don't care! Honey badger don't give a @#$%. Shipped price is valid to domestic buyers and will be USPS priority. International buyers are welcome, but will cover additional costs. Purchase of insurance is the buyers option. I will help out in the event of any shipping issues, but I will assume no financial responsibility once the package ships

04-09-2010, 10:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
Silver Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO	Bastards.. People are stupid

04-09-2010, 03:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
PolarMonkey Fleshy-Headed Mutant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alaska	Yeah, sad part is the books weren't worth anything, they were just some old magazines and a book about a company I worked for given to me by my boss. I guess blank boxes look enticing to thieves, I should have known better than to leave it in there I suppose. They should know that a $1500 car isn't going to have a box of expensive things in it though. Oh well, life goes on. Anyone know how much rear glass costs for a 1988 Camry All-Trac sedan? __________________ Politicians are like diapers; they should be changed frequently, and for the same reason. Anything worth fighting for is worth fighting dirty for.