How to stop a thief? (kinda long)

[Jason94sport]

and rescue puppies

 

[Suicide77]

I'm sorry to hear what you are going through Tweaked. If it were me, I would hook up my truck electric fence style. Maybe a Surge electric fence system repurpose ? Negative end gets connected to a steel rod going 4'-6' down and the positive end with the juice gets connected to the body. Nothing serious, just a little zap and Crack! I know the Surge system pulsates every few seconds once it is set off so as not to 'Lock' someone to the fence.

 

[Chris_94]

Not exactly relevant but funny and has some neat ideas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIbkLjjlMV8

Thats funny!!

 

[Anime]

If you have a lawn or at least a garden hose or two, you could try this:

http://www.amazon.com/Contech-CRO101-Scarecrow-Activated-Sprinkler/dp/B000071NUS

just remember to turn off the water to the hose each morning before you or your wife get soaked.


I'd also say invest in a outdoor security cam that records to a hard drive, and just set it to record each night. Set it up so it's focused on your ride. Motion-sensor activated lights might be good for this as well.

Combo these with a silent alarm that alerts you when the vehicle has been breached, and you can hopefully enjoy going out and catching a drenched would-be thief in the act, and have the whole thing on video to re-live the memories for years to come.

 

[tweakedlogic]

Excellent ideas. I think I'm going to do many things as a system like Anime suggested. I have a dash mount motion sensing DVR on the way, I expect to see tomorrow. I have a paging crimestopper alarm on the way too. It looks complicated as hell to install.
I'm still trying to figure out what to do @ the house. I found an infrared LED spot light. It's really expensive for what it is, but I think I'm going to get it anyway. I have several USB cameras to use, if I can seal them from the elements, which I think I can. I have an old laptop that i can easily use a video server. I've played with this one: iSpyand this one: Yawcam but the site seems to be down now. I like them both, but if I could shuffle the two together I would love it. Either one will do something well, and poor. I'll play with them more and pick one.

I am seriously entertaining the idea of both the electric fence box and the motion sprinkler.

 

[Anime]

You may want to figure out what you want the system to do, either discourage them from bothering in the first place, or catching them in the act of committing the crime.

I would say the sprinkler and an alarm, with visible security cameras and motion-activated spotlights would discourage most would-be thieves.

If you want to catch them, then you do away with those and just set up cameras and go with the silent alarm and maybe some traps that hinder a quick escape.

If you do both, and you get a thief that still goes for it, you have an even better legal case against them, but it may be a lot of trouble and expense and all you may get from it is a small amount in civil court to repair the damage they caused. It's pretty tough to do even if you have receipts and documentation and can prove what repairs cost, and of course you have to pay all the legal costs up front and get nothing if you lose.

The best thing to do is just keeping all the vehicles in a garage so they're out of sight and not a possible target in the first place. If that's not possible, then the silent alarm is the way to catch them. Just remember to sneak out the back door and around to the driveway to catch them in the act, if you bust out the front door they will just be off and running before you're even close. Don't bother with any formalities either, just shoot 'em in the legs or something. That should keep them from running, and also keep them from coming back. Do this once or twice and word gets around town, don't screw with your ride unless you don't mind not being able to walk ever again. Sounds harsh, but that's the only things some people of lower intellect seem to understand.

 

[jd4242]

put a couple dollars in a bag,put another bag around your hand and arm.stick your protected hand into the other bag with money and pepper spray the bills till they are soaked.after the fumes die down take the dollars out still with bag or gloves on you hand and place them in the cup holder.wont stop them but sure as hell it will burn any thing that comes in contact with it but it will take time.they have time delayed firing pepper spray kits but you wouldnt want to use it in the truck.

they sell chain at home depot that looks shinny like a necklace,put that in the cup holder hooked up to your neon transformer or a hella capacitor to it so when they grab it out the cup holder they get the **** knocked out of them

simple solution get a dog and leave him in the truck at nights

 

[jd4242]

if it was me

 

[Spook]

LOL I like the Exploder flame thrower option
As suggested a pit bull, rottweiler, doberman or the like will not only scare the crap out of them but chase them down and administer some street justice too :bsnicker:

 

[Roadrunner777]

You are not alone...

http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/27499971.html

(adult language)

 

[charlescain901]

thank god I dont live in Memphis any more. Northaven and frayser82-01. Know all too well about the break in's.

 

[sportblack99]

You are not alone...

http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/27499971.html

(adult language)

Hilarious

 

[huntman58]

Old thread I know but I live in the Fresno Calif area car theft cap of the state and one of the highest in the nation also along with a chop shop gone wild business were they have busted up to three deferent chop shops in one neighborhood! And no that was not a one time deal it seams to take place a lot around here.

This is what I do being I have had to park on the street now for the last ten years in some lets say less them good areas!

1st alarm system of your want as long as it has a super bright LED that can be seen from almost any angle when approaching the auto and I do mean super bright to the point you can see them very easily from a few car lengths away. Mount say on the top of a dash bezel trim in the middle were on an X you will see it from almost any direction but inline with the A post.

2nd Motion sensor lights set to go off when there area is broken but also set high to were dogs and cats do not set them off, most set them to go off ground up but set it so they go off with any thing over 3 feet high as that limits false alarms from them by stray pets.

3rd warning signs if possible that the area is video surveillance. Fallow this up with even fake cameras with little signs under then that can be seen with something like smile the real ones see you. Just make it more then one and keep them guessing and wondering. Its simple things and it’s always best to stop them before they start there dirty work.

Personally ya would love to get them in the act but hay I live in Calif and well face it the criminal in this state seam to have more rights then the victim at times. One thing ya do not want to do here is use southern justice as most of the time you will get to learn how to stop them from the inside that way.