So, as you all know, three months ago between the hours of 12am and 6am my sport wheels/tires were stolen right off of my car in the driveway (if you don't know this story, backtrack through my thread and look at my second picture album). Since then, I've added three different sets of wheel locks (two of which are spinning wheel locks), an alarm and infrared sensors around the perimeter of my house.
WELL, last night at 2am the sensors went off. I jumped to the window to see a man wearing all black and a black hoodie covering his head standing next to my car. Frantically, I looked around for my keys (which happened to be in the other room) and set the alarm off. By that time, the guy had left my driveway and walked around the block. Through the commotion, my next door neighbor came out and said he saw the guy get into a old car and they drove off. I called the police, who showed up only minutes later. I filled out a report and they continued to search the area for about an hour after the incident.
My thoughts on the thieves' MO (assuming it's the same guys):
1. My wheels were stolen on an early Tuesday morning (12am-6am) three months ago. Last night (Tuesday morning), the thief was standing in my driveway at ~2am.
2. They scout out my house, looking for a pattern of when I am home.
3. They choose an early time when they know everyone in the house is in bed and park their car around the block.
4. One guy gets out and walks to my house to make sure everything is clear and see if I've added an alarm/wheel locks/other security measures.
5. If okay, he walks back to the car and the other guys get out to do their thing. Five minutes later, they're gone with the goods and I'm left with an upcoming 2 weeks worth of headache.
So, if you don't have access to a garage, make sure you've got other means of protection. These cars are still so new that thieves will take any advantage they can. BE ON ALERT!
