Another car break in Oglander Road

[twinhunters]

After my car was broken into a couple of months ago , my son is visiting and this morning had his broken into sat opposite our house , I actually heard something around 7 o'clock this morning , kept looking out couldn't see anything , left house to go get my granddaughter milk , and a white guy with a black bomber jacket ripped sleeve was acting suspicious outside , so much so I phoned the house to my husband and said about him , I checked my car , didn't even think about my sons parked across road :( , I crossed road to watch what he was doing and he sat on house wall ,when my son went out to get babies buggy in , he noticed his car glove box open , some work paperwork was on his seat , his sunglasses and work computer were stolen , I know he should of brought it in , arrived late from Somerset , had meeting in Bromley today , busy bringing in travel cot bags etc , and forgot about it. Please double check you've locked car , he has no sign of break in , he has a BMW God knows how they got in , but same as my break in , and after my post about mine a few people local had same happen .lets try and stop this happening.

[Phlox]

No smashed windows?

[twinhunters]

The edge of door has fresh scuff marks ,

[offspinner]

Stuff was stolen from my car, parked in Oglander Road, some time during the last few days. I fear I must have failed to lock it. There was nothing of any great value, but it's annoying. Memo to self: double-check that car is locked in future.

[twinhunters]

Police said they use devices that can unlock cars worth reporting even if nothing of value taken .

[pablogrande]

there has been an increase in thieves using key blockers, these devices stop your key being able to transmit properly to the car so if you press the lock button on the key it's worth double checking the doors are locked

[leenorris78]

Do you let the kids play with the car keys?

I do, and as such, never leave anything in the car that I would regret being nicked.

People been our car 3 times. 2 iPods. One sat nav. They always leave the cd's. Adys Road.

[rgoy1987]

Just want to add to this so people know it's still happening. My car, which was parked on East Dulwich Road over the weekend was definitely broken into - I know because all the glove boxes were open, including a secondary glove box I didn't even know existed(!)

They didn't take anything - there was nothing of value - and I'm double-triple sure I locked it before I left it. My car automatically locks itself if left unlocked anyway. I also didn't see any scuff marks, so wonder if they had some sort of electronic unlocking device.

[Sue]

leenorris78 Wrote:

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> Do you let the kids play with the car keys?

>

> I do, and as such, never leave anything in the car

> that I would regret being nicked.

>

> People been our car 3 times. 2 iPods. One sat nav.

> They always leave the cd's. Adys Road.

Could you not lock them out of sight in the boot if they have to stay in the car?

[jimlad48]

We have had several car break ins on the toast rack recently using similar methods. I wonder if they are linked?