Oh heck ! I'm so sorry to hear this Rob ! Scott Rd seems to be a nightmare street..... Is there no way you can avoid parking outside the house at ALL times ? I know it's a tall order.....
On Mar 31, 6:36 pm, Rob Gaylard <[email protected]> wrote: > Crime update from Scott Rd. > Following the attempted theft of my Mazda a week ago, thieves stole > the battery out of the car while it was parked in the street outside > our house between 11.15 and 12.15 this morning. The same thing > happened about a year ago, same modus operandi. Car not broken into, > bonnet closed, nothing visibly wrong with the car - except it no > longer has a battery. The garage reports that the same thing happened > recently to a Nissan bakkie round the corner from me. So be aware of > the risks if you leave your car parked in the street: (i) theft out of > vehicle (usually by breaking a window - more than one incident a day); > (ii) theft of car battery (I wonder how many other people this has > happened to recently?); (ii) theft of car wheels, esp. if you drive a > Golf (these thieves have been arrested but are already out on bail); > and finally, (iv) theft of the vehicle itself (10 or 12 cars are > stolen every month in Obs. My previous Mazda was stolen in May last > year!) > What can you do (apart from pay increased insurance premiums and > excesses)? Join the ONW and become an active patroller. If you don't > have a two-way radio, you'll be loaned one for the duration of the > patrol. > Rob --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
