Be careful, park with your rear seat down

[Joshan]

A good lawyer can argue exactly what you just posted. They only have to be better than the prosecuting attorney (which they always seem to be).

If they had not put a nice car there, the thief would have otherwise been unlikely to commit that crime.

Not saying I agree at all!!! I say string them up. Just being real unfortuntely.


side note: I miss To Catch a Predator! Stupid entrapment laws.

 

[ModelNforNerd]

Unfortunately, that might get into entrapment.

it's been used before and held up in court. probably not entrapment.

 

[sreams]

I don't think so:
Per Wikipedia:

I suppose you'd have to prove that the person was likely to commit the crime without the bait left by the police. Which means the "bait" car should not be any more appealing to hit than any average car.

 

[JFChenger]

As Sentry mode gets more and more publicized in non-Tesla communities, I'm getting worried that thieves will become aware and take the USB drives with them once they are in the car. I'd be happy to pay a monthly subscription fee to have a cloud-based Sentry Mode TBH. Thoughts?

 

[Xenoilphobe]

Trying to figure out a way to do a animal snare so, I get capture the thief.

Just have to figure out how to use the seatbelt retractor spring to load the snare or get a garage door spring or surgical tubing to really load the wire.

Here are the supplies you need
https://www.amazon.com/Ideal-Security-Inc-SK7155P2-Extension/dp/B00Q70NRYI?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_4

 

[Common_Loon]

While putting the seat down is one tactic, I'll continue to choose to not live in the hell hole that is known as California. Beautiful state, ruined by all the people that live there.

They just need to build a wall around Oakland

 

[UCIBtheG]

Well, with a little research, I semi-answered my own pondering about bait cars.

TV crew reporting on car break-ins in SF has both bait car and camera crew vehicle robbed
Walnut Creek Police Finding Success With Bait Car Program

On that second link, six or seven arrests is a drop in the bucket, but at least the program is showing some promise. They just need to kick it into mass production. What's the holdup? Resources and overcrowded jail cells?

 

[glide]

If the issue is the requirement to prove that the cars were locked when broken into, why aren't the police using stings/bait cars where they can control the variables (locked doors, value of merchandise stolen, etc.)?

Do you honestly think a cop or DA is going to spend a mili-second on an auto break-in in the Bay Area?

It’s a losing case and a waste of resources.

This is purely a political issue. Don’t look for common sense to prevail.

 

[Mary Starfnbu]

I saw both those videos on the news. I couldn't believe it when the camera car was broken into. I wouldn't drive my Tesla to San Francisco for anything. I parked in Martinez this morning and by chance the back seats were down and I think that's great advice. I always make sure nothing is visible in the car. . I forget to turn on the sentry most of the time. :-/

 

[SMAlset]

I saw both those videos on the news. I couldn't believe it when the camera car was broken into. I wouldn't drive my Tesla to San Francisco for anything. I parked in Martinez this morning and by chance the back seats were down and I think that's great advice. I always make sure nothing is visible in the car. . I forget to turn on the sentry most of the time. :-/

I think one of the releases not presently widely distributed has settings for Sentry Mode that should help. This should be a big improvement for many.

I have my car set with Lock on Away just so I don't have to pull out my phone when I leave the car. I prefer to have Sentry Mode come on after I've left the car so as not to immediately trigger a 10-minute video save with my presence leaving the car, so would love if there's some timed exit turn on feature.

 

[tambam]

I saw both those videos on the news. I couldn't believe it when the camera car was broken into. I wouldn't drive my Tesla to San Francisco for anything. I parked in Martinez this morning and by chance the back seats were down and I think that's great advice. I always make sure nothing is visible in the car. . I forget to turn on the sentry most of the time. :-/

FWIW I recently took a trip to SF. Parked in a secured parking garage and left the seats down. No problems.

 

[laudbrian]

I've used a visual indicator like this since my rear window was broken back in August: https://youtu.be/kogvx43coqY been parking in the same area every week since and haven't had any problems. Probably helps that my rear seat is also always down now but I think helps as a deterrent for sure. Works well and bright through my newly tinted windows as well, stay vigilant!

 

[aspec818]

I talked with the owner of the red model 3. Yes, his sentry mode activated (headlights), but for some reason his flash drive wasn't recording. He was still on 2019.8.5.

At the moment, sentry mode doesn’t really work well. You can see that it activated sentry mode but the alarm didn’t go off. The sensitivity of the alarm needs to be tuned according to the rear windows breaking. Most clips I see of window break ins aren’t setting off the alarm.

 

[Jffurlan]

Looks like the same guys as in the first video:
Tesla Cameras Catch Model 3 Break In & Burglary: Video

License plate and face, hopefully others have footage to share as well as it’s clearly not just an isolated incident.

 

[luke68bird]

Move out of California is probably the best way to prevent this. Left in 2002, one of the best decisions I made.

 

[Eno Deb]

Looks like the same guys as in the first video:
Tesla Cameras Catch Model 3 Break In & Burglary: Video

License plate and face, hopefully others have footage to share as well as it’s clearly not just an isolated incident.

Love how that lowlife opens the rear door to hide from onlookers and then gets caught in full by the camera.

 

[aspec818]

This is a guy peeping into my window in SF parking garage. I had one seat folded down.

 

[Tummy]

Seams to me something like clearplex would prevent some break ins. I doubt the perps would hack at the glass more than a few times.

 

[buttershrimp]

Trying to figure out a way to do a animal snare so, I get capture the thief.

Just have to figure out how to use the seatbelt retractor spring to load the snare or get a garage door spring or surgical tubing to really load the wire.

Here are the supplies you need
https://www.amazon.com/Ideal-Security-Inc-SK7155P2-Extension/dp/B00Q70NRYI?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_4

You should need to patent this and call it the Gory Hole.

 

[Xenoilphobe]

You should need to patent this and call it the Gory Hole.

Tesla needs to sell a Joseph-Ignace Guillotin option which rises out of the window sill when the window is broken. I figure a 2 second delay would do the trick using the sharp edge of the window retaining bracket as the guillotin.