jkoya
NA2 NSX
Nice. I was considering a rear seat lock and/or RPM Tesla's rear corner window protector kit.
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Info on small rear corner window break-ins
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Nice. I was considering a rear seat lock and/or RPM Tesla's rear corner window protector kit.
jkoya
NA2 NSX
Bay Area Tesla Owners Say Their Cars Increasingly Targeted for Break-Ins
Bay Area Tesla owner clubs are reminding new and longtime drivers to take measures to reduce their chances of becoming a victim of break-ins, which they said have started to rise as pandemic restrictions ease.
sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
8 arrested after sheriff's seize $2.5 million worth of cash, laptops from Peninsula fencing ring
'OPERATION SHATTERED GLASS': San Mateo Co. Sheriff's deputies arrested 8 people from a Bay Area fencing ring with more than $2.5 million worth of stolen property, mostly from car break-ins.
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Tesla Model 3 Rear Seat Lock by darknick
My friend's Tesla Model 3 was broken into a few months ago. Thieves often break the small rear side window so they can fold down the rear seats and check for valuables in the trunk. I designed this lock as a theft deterrent - if a thief sees this lock installed, hopefully they will think twice...
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thank you! i love that you printed it in red. i'm going to print this and try the rpmtelsa protective film...Tesla Model 3 Rear Seat Lock by darknick
My friend's Tesla Model 3 was broken into a few months ago. Thieves often break the small rear side window so they can fold down the rear seats and check for valuables in the trunk. I designed this lock as a theft deterrent - if a thief sees this lock installed, hopefully they will think twice...
hate seeing stuff like this:
Not that this is Tesla-specific but car break-ins in the city of SF are nuts (all makes are broken into). I just saw I-TEAM EXCLUSIVE: Fencing operation video shows what happens after car break-ins but was from my recording on my TiVo.
I don't live in the city of SF so I had no idea Garfield Square is a popular location for stolen items (usually tech products) to be fenced. Not surprisingly, all the cars featured in it had heavily tinted windows. That's been super common for the cars of porch pirates that have been caught on camera in my neighbor and for thieves that strike during daylight.
I don't live in the city of SF so I had no idea Garfield Square is a popular location for stolen items (usually tech products) to be fenced. Not surprisingly, all the cars featured in it had heavily tinted windows. That's been super common for the cars of porch pirates that have been caught on camera in my neighbor and for thieves that strike during daylight.
Typically the thieves are driving rental cars with stolen plates on them. They seem to rent for at least a few weeks and go to the trouble of dark tinting the rental car windows before heading out on their daily foray around the bay area. It is basically their "job" to just keep doing this over and over and over. Even if they get arrested, they tend to get out in only days or weeks and just head right back to it again once they are out. ( California has really weak laws on this sort of crime. The police and district attorneys can be disinterested in arresting and prosecuting because they know the judicial system will tend to do almost nothing in response. )
Some stories I read described a common theme:
* The driver is a higher level gang member from Sacramento, and gets their "girlfriend" to rent a car for them.
* They drive over to Oakland and buy some stolen plates off the street from some drug addicts looking for some quick cash for their next fix.
* They put the word out that they need some junior gang members to hop in and head on the road for their smash and grab routine.
* They are training new young recruits all the time to make a quick buck doing this crap.
There are plenty of other scenarios, but the above seems to be the "career criminal" M.O. that has been making this such an epidemic.
Some stories I read described a common theme:
* The driver is a higher level gang member from Sacramento, and gets their "girlfriend" to rent a car for them.
* They drive over to Oakland and buy some stolen plates off the street from some drug addicts looking for some quick cash for their next fix.
* They put the word out that they need some junior gang members to hop in and head on the road for their smash and grab routine.
* They are training new young recruits all the time to make a quick buck doing this crap.
There are plenty of other scenarios, but the above seems to be the "career criminal" M.O. that has been making this such an epidemic.
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