i recently attended the
perth 4wd and adventure show on the sunday 11/11/12
i had a great day looking over everything from 9am to 4.45pm when i returned to my vw golf which was parked in the st
mitchell park reserve on the west side of the show
being part of the designated zone for the show only to find my car drivers window smashed and several items that were out of site hidden and covered from view stolen $780 worth
it blew me away and i had to clean broken glass from the drivers
seat and front and rear floors before been able to drive it
one guy parked his covertable only 30 meters from my car and left the top down with his valuables locked in the glove box his car wasn't touched he came back to his car while i was cleaning up glass
i annalized the scene and realised my small car was parked and basicly hidden amonst serveral raised
suspension type 4wd's which afforded cover for the ferral robber
i didnt have a choice where i could
park as traffic controllers guided each vehicle in
after the
parking guides finished there was no securety staff ptrolling the area
i rang and reported to police and also my insurance company
last night just after 6pm i had a call from a suburban
police station in
perth
to tell me they had arrested a teenage burglar while he was at it again and found 2 of my securety marked items in his possesion a reversing monitor and a gps which are covered by vehicle insurance but are now not claimable as they have been recovered he admitted breaking into my car and has been charged with
mine and the other offence
but the other items of
mine he has quit for drugs
but there's still a chance that they will appear in some other crooks possesion down the track because they are all marked
and i am now waiting for the 2 items to be sent to me so that i can check them for damage and if that is the case i can lodge a case for damages against him
so the crux of the matter is that if you mark your valuables with your initials and drivers licence number some one will get caught
i know it wont stop these morons from breaking windows etc but it helps the police lay charges when they catch them
crime doesnt pay
i was advised that i can also claim the cost of my basic excess i had to pay to claim repairs
but the other items he stole and quit aren't claimable as they dont have enough proof because they weren't in his bag when arrested
and insurance doesnt cover them as they come under house hold policy and would only be covered if the car was in the garage or carport at the time of break-in
i have been going to the 4wd shows in
perth for as long as they have been on and this is the first time i have had a problem
as they say -----it happens this is the second car thief problem i have had plus 2 house break-ins
more than my fair share me thinks
one has to grim and bare it and move on
cheers