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March 18, 2008
car break-ins in fort greene
there's a stretch of our block that is boarded up for construction (the Carlton Mews project), where car windows are routinely broken into, sometimes several times a week. we avoid parking there, obviously, but sometimes it's necessary when no other spots are open. i'm wondering if anyone has suggestions for what we can do as a block to fight this problem. hopefully everyone is reporting the break-ins, but even so, i'm not sure what good that will do.
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I think James Bond had it rigged so if someone broke his car window the car would explode.
Not so practical, but effective.
I guess its only a matter of time before cars come with built in video surveillance, for now you have to have a company like OBS set it up.
As a block the best thing you can do is hang out on the street and pick up the trash.
Posted by: guest at March 18, 2008 1:18 PM
I had my bad stolen yesterday in front of my house while unloading the car. They immediately went and charged over $600 in metro and pathmark fees. Bad stuff going on...
Posted by: LilHouseNBklyn at March 18, 2008 4:01 PM
Well... back in the 80s on vanderbilt, we used to weld a chain between the hood and the frame. Then we'd put a giant metal clamshell around the steering column, as well as two steering wheel->pedal locks. Before parking the car, we'd open the glove compartments, grab the radio, and leave the car unlocked.
After a while, the local homeless folks stopped bothering it.
Posted by: guest at March 19, 2008 12:02 AM
we've had our car broken into several times in the last month practically in front of our house. it's really frustrating. i keep thinking of installing an alarm but i wonder what does does except make alot of noise after the fact...
Posted by: guest at March 20, 2008 3:00 PM
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