This morning I found out someone broke into my car and stole some low value junk I had in my glovebox along with a jacket and other stuff. I was home all along and didn’t hear it happening. I am usually one to check twice that the car locks when I leave it, and if for whatever reason I don’t then it auto locks after a while.
Now I’m a bit clueless with this stuff so I’m wondering 1) how they opened it without triggering the alarm and 2) can I do anything to prevent this from happening again? Any contraption/device I can use ?
TIA
Are you sure it auto locks? The simplest explanation would be that you forgot to lock it, and it didn’t lock automatically. Maybe your home is close enough to the car that it still senses the key is nearby, so it won’t lock itself?
To answer your specific question, don’t keep anything visible in your car. Thieves usually only target cars that they can see have something inside.
A friend of mine used to live in a high-theft area and drive a “rag-top” convertible that he knew would be easy to cut open with a knife. So, he just left it unlocked, with nothing valuable inside, and nothing bad ever happened. A few times, he came back to find the glove box and center console had been opened. But that was it; the windows were never busted and the car was never damaged.
That could be the explanation, as I said I typically check twice but when I parked last time I wasn’t feeling well. Perhaps I forgot. I can’t remember. What I don’t believe is that proximity to the key prevents the autolock. I’m pretty sure it has locked itself even with me standing right next to it, as well as inside.
Anyway what can I do