Advise on How Track a Stolen Car

0FoxGiven on 07/02/2017 - 22:51
Last edited 07/02/2017 - 22:51

Hi guys,

Really want some/any advise on how to nab a bunch of crooks! A close relative got robbed yesterday.

They broke into the house via the garage door (no forced entry) somehow and then opened the inner door and found the keys to the two cars and drove away with it. This was while the family was in the house sleeping!! It happened sometime after 1 AM.

The cars were a Volkswagen Jetta and a Nissan Xtrail.

Do you guys have any advise on how to catch these A-holes? Obviously this has been reported to the authorities already

Automotive

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  • ChillBro on 07/02/2017 - 22:52
    +2

    This was while the family was in the house sleeping!!

    That's some jason bourne shit.

  • k-rokfm on 07/02/2017 - 23:18
    +3

    Report to the police and allow them to follow it up. You have next to no chance of tracking them down in reality.

  • leTintin on 07/02/2017 - 23:32

    A bit late now but if you were quite worried that a car will get stolen you could put a gps tracking device on it.

    • 0FoxGiven on 08/02/2017 - 07:21

      They were never worried about being robbed till this happened..

      • Gronk on 08/02/2017 - 09:14

        Most of us think that way… until something happens to us…

  • nomoneynoproblems on 07/02/2017 - 23:40

    Why would you want to track it down?lodge an insurance claim. They did have insurance right?

  • altomic on 07/02/2017 - 23:44
    +3

    bikies

    • mccarthyp64 on 08/02/2017 - 02:01

      The new ozbargain answer to everything

      • QW3RTY on 08/02/2017 - 08:12
        +4

        New?

        • rompastompa on 08/02/2017 - 11:47

          Altomic has said it in every thread since 2010!

    • MITM on 08/02/2017 - 08:34
      +1

      Yeah, bikies did it.

  • shapers on 08/02/2017 - 02:02
    +1

    Nothing really you can do but post it on stolen car Facebook groups / check to see if neighbors have cctv

  • 0FoxGiven on 08/02/2017 - 07:22

    Thanks guys.. Guess there is nothing more we can do then.

  • MITM on 08/02/2017 - 08:35
    +1

    You're being reactive - better to be proactive so it doesn't happen again..

  • Gronk on 08/02/2017 - 09:29

    Understand the sentiment because a similar thing has happened to me, but at the end of the day what can you do about it?

    If they're shaken up and worried about it happening again maybe install some preventative measures - motion activated lights, CCTV, that kind of thing.

  • bobbified on 08/02/2017 - 09:34

    Stop and think for a second - right now, it seems you're really angry (and you've got every right to) and you're sure that you'll want to confront them. Sadly, the reality here is, unless you've actually got a great plan on how to deal with them after you find them (when I say "deal with them", I mean, DEAL with them), you're going to be wasting your time searching.

    The law isn't rarely on the "good guy's" side and the courts don't seem to like people who take the law into their own hands.

    Since you've already reported it to the authorities (which, I'm sure it's not on their highest priority), the next best thing would be to focus on how to prevent the same situation happening again.

  • 0FoxGiven on 08/02/2017 - 10:45

    k, this probably is a noob question

    How do i close a this thread?

    • QW3RTY on 08/02/2017 - 10:58
      +2

      Write profanities and post referral links until neil shows up.

  • ronnknee on 08/02/2017 - 11:45

    Go back in time and install a GPS tracker. Oh wait.

    In all seriousness, the thieves will eventually ditch the cars.

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