Car stolen with homemade GPS tracker in backseat
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Re: Car stolen with homemade GPS tracker in backseat
#2Did I miss what happend to the car in the end or was it omitted?
Re: Car stolen with homemade GPS tracker in backseat
#3Some people don't know that you absolutely are allowed to take back your stolen property. You don't need to involve the police unless you want to. Repo folks do this all the time.
Keep an extra key for your car at home and put an Airtag in your car. If it's stolen, just go get it back when it's safe to do so.
Calling the police in most American cities won't get you far. They usually can't pursue a speeding car anymore, and by the time they get to your parked car it'll probably have moved. Their hands are tied by a lot of red tape that doesn't apply to you, the owner. Stealing it back is usually your best option.
Re: Car stolen with homemade GPS tracker in backseat
#4Did I miss what happend to the car in the end or was it omitted?
You missed it.
For about an hour after the car was stolen we were able to follow it around on my app’s map because my asset tracker remained undetected in the backseat. After that, the thieves discovered it and ditched it ... Over a month after the car was stolen it was found abandoned in terrible condition in an impound lot: bullet holes in the roof
Re: Car stolen with homemade GPS tracker in backseat
#5Did I miss what happend to the car in the end or was it omitted?
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Re: Car stolen with homemade GPS tracker in backseat
#6Some people don't know that you absolutely are allowed to take back your stolen property. You don't need to involve the police unless you want to. Repo folks do this all the time. Keep an extra key for your car at home and put an Airtag in your car. If it's stolen, just go get it back when it's safe to do so. Calling the police in most American cities won't get you far. They usually can't pursue a speeding car anymor…
Walking into an unfamiliar situation without training and potentially being confronted by known criminals does not sound like a great idea to me.
Sorry, but my property just isn’t worth the risk. It’s replaceable, I’m not.
Re: Car stolen with homemade GPS tracker in backseat
#7Some people don't know that you absolutely are allowed to take back your stolen property. You don't need to involve the police unless you want to. Repo folks do this all the time. Keep an extra key for your car at home and put an Airtag in your car. If it's stolen, just go get it back when it's safe to do so. Calling the police in most American cities won't get you far. They usually can't pursue a speeding car anymor…
I mean what are they going to do, call the cops?
Re: Car stolen with homemade GPS tracker in backseat
#8Some people don't know that you absolutely are allowed to take back your stolen property. You don't need to involve the police unless you want to. Repo folks do this all the time. Keep an extra key for your car at home and put an Airtag in your car. If it's stolen, just go get it back when it's safe to do so. Calling the police in most American cities won't get you far. They usually can't pursue a speeding car anymor…
Well, definitely file a police report for insurance reasons, and don't be a hero because these are criminals you are dealing with. Also remember that (in this scenario) these criminals know where you live...
Re: Car stolen with homemade GPS tracker in backseat
#9Some people don't know that you absolutely are allowed to take back your stolen property. You don't need to involve the police unless you want to. Repo folks do this all the time. Keep an extra key for your car at home and put an Airtag in your car. If it's stolen, just go get it back when it's safe to do so. Calling the police in most American cities won't get you far. They usually can't pursue a speeding car anymor…
Walking into an unfamiliar situation without training and potentially being confronted by known criminals does not sound like a great idea to me. Sorry, but my property just isn’t worth the risk. It’s replaceable, I’m not.
I really don't think it's so much worse than walking into a situation with unknown criminals, which most of us probably do on a consistent basis. I would definitely just go get my car back. I would probably try to do it at a time when there wouldn't be a confrontation, but it may happen.
Re: Car stolen with homemade GPS tracker in backseat
#10Some people don't know that you absolutely are allowed to take back your stolen property. You don't need to involve the police unless you want to. Repo folks do this all the time. Keep an extra key for your car at home and put an Airtag in your car. If it's stolen, just go get it back when it's safe to do so. Calling the police in most American cities won't get you far. They usually can't pursue a speeding car anymor…
I mean what are they going to do, call the cops?
Because they can’t/won’t, most criminal orgs take security into their own hands.
It’s a big issue with the war on drugs and other criminalized industries, where a lot of violence occurs because they can’t call the cops.