PSA "Porch pirates" BEWARE!

[Cell]

wow my gosh, the stereo or the whole vehicle I figured would be the main goal

Platinum is the goal.

 

[User1]

Platinum is the goal.

This was the metal - thank you. I was drawing blank earlier :D

 

[don_chuwish]

Someone stole the catalytic converter out of my daughters car . Sawed it right out overnight

Wild solution to catalytic converter theft:


Seems like it would be challenging to park the vehicle tho!

 

[BZOFIQ]

You can't steal stereos anymore. They're all integrated into the car. Guess they have moved on to the convertors.

Personal belongings, radar detector, rims, converters, etc, etc. anything of value will be removed.

Keep your stuff out of sight.

 

[BZOFIQ]

Wild solution to catalytic converter theft:


Seems like it would be challenging to park the vehicle tho!

That's just funny...but genius

 

[StlSalt]

Personal belongings, radar detector, rims, converters, etc, etc. anything of value will be removed.

Keep your stuff out of sight.

It's just funny thinking about the old days when you had to remove the faceplate of your stereo to keep it safe. Now you can't upgrade the stereo if you wanted to most of the time.

 

[Mical]

Had this happen to our Toyota Sequoia. Twice within 6 months. I thought I heard it the 2nd time. Anyway long story the Police officer who stopped by said it was a local gang that works North passes through Sacramento then through Elk Grove (our area) and ends up at the port of Stockton to turn in the goods and get cashed out. Recommended that we take the car to a exhaust shop and ask them to weld on a piece of rebar to the side. It will prevent them from using their modified pipe cutter. Small thing, no handle. But easy enough to place over pipe, clamp, turn, tighten, turn, repeat and it is off in 4 minutes or so.

So my daughter is working one night and gets home a bit late. Calls me to let me know she is almost home. I take our GSD out to go potty out front. I notice her ears are up and moving so know something is near. I thought it was maybe a jack rabbit. Anyway daughter pulls up and the dog starts to now raise a very low muffled growl and I know it isn't a jack rabbit. Turns out as she guides me to the Toyota there is a dark area under it. Turns out a little lad who took our previous converters was back for round three but got tripped up on the rebar I had welded on...

So now I have to think about this what do I do since he or she isn't moving to draw attention. Our shepherd is ready to go though. I have no idea if there is a real threat or just some poor lad/lass who is in a bad place and earning what they can by taking car parts. I can go in the house and arm up but feel that isn't worth it and not life and death. I do have my GSD who is out going potty as I greet my daughter at 2 am. Enough threat there to warrant the dog to take a closer look.

Bad decision on the thief as he decided to bolt. GSD saw it and the chase was on. First time ever broke through my grip on the lead and chased the poor soul for a bit to the corner whereas a pick up truck was waiting. Lad/lass dives into the back of the bed while I yelled out DOWN STAY which put the GSD at rest on the ground. Then recall back to me so she doesn't get run over.

My daughter got the plates. Officer when arrived I explained everything and he looks at me, shakes his head, and says I was still wrong for letting the dog chase. I articulated that I was taking the dog out to go potty and greet my daughter as she exited her car at 2 am. The dog saw a threat because normal people who mean no harm are not hiding under parked cars that do not belong to them...

He chuckles, smacks me on the back, pets the dog, and that was that.

I'm with you, I have a 90lb canine that can reach anywhere on our property in about 2 secs (and she's been known NOT to stop at the property line.