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

  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    I don’t know about stopping it if someone is sufficiently determined to get in, but if it’s a repeated problem, I suppose that you could put something that looks interesting to steal in the car with an AirTag-type tracking device or similar hidden in it and then provide the police with the thief’s track if they bite.

    Putting visible cameras all over might deter some people.

    I’d guess that parking in a garage would help, but you say elsewhere that that wasn’t an option here.