09-26-2009, 11:17 AM
jane, you are so right about the Bay Area. I got two stereos stolen. Cheap fix ($50 deductible), a ton of hassle. Here is is not about stereos, far as I can tell, but rather personal goodies and portable electronics, also sunglasses if they are expensive. Tourists tend to carry those things, particularly cameras.
You can't hide a rental car. People hardly drive those models here, plus they have stickers, plus the license plate letters are recognizable (newer). I'm pretty sure there's no rent--a-wreck any more.
What seems odd to me on this one is they smashed the windshield. Most break-ins here are done to get the goods, get in and get out first. Side windows broken maybe. A windshield is vandalism and that sort of thing may be more endemic to particular locations.
You can't hide a rental car. People hardly drive those models here, plus they have stickers, plus the license plate letters are recognizable (newer). I'm pretty sure there's no rent--a-wreck any more.
What seems odd to me on this one is they smashed the windshield. Most break-ins here are done to get the goods, get in and get out first. Side windows broken maybe. A windshield is vandalism and that sort of thing may be more endemic to particular locations.