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Message started by Action Lad on May 25th, 2017, 9:52pm

Title: Keep Valuables Out of Sight! (a sad reminder)
Post by Action Lad on May 25th, 2017, 9:52pm
At the end of my double lap, as I was resting, the lady across from me with a nice Subaru wagon, exclaimed she had been robbed of her cell phone, license and credit card.  Poor thing.   :'(
Her car was directly across the parking lot from the water spigot, at the curved wall where we enjoy a sit down.  Fortunately, there was a police cruiser with two cyclist officers inside.  She walked down there to tell them the unfortunate incident.  All my own valuables were in the trunk.  How much do you think I could afford a robbery?  Therefore, I go through the trouble every time.

Title: Re: Keep Valuables Out of Sight! (a sad reminder)
Post by jayg on May 25th, 2017, 10:16pm

Action Lad wrote:
At the end of my double lap, as I was resting, the lady across from me with a nice Subaru wagon, exclaimed she had been robbed of her cell phone, license and credit card.  Poor thing.   :'(
Her car was directly across the parking lot from the water spigot, at the curved wall where we enjoy a sit down.  Fortunately, there was a police cruiser with two cyclist officers inside.  She walked down there to tell them the unfortunate incident.  All my own valuables were in the trunk.  How much do you think I could afford a robbery?  Therefore, I go through the trouble every time.


I have always thought of the Sunset Bay parking lot as being safe, since there is so much foot, bike and vehicle traffic through it. Guess not.

Title: Re: Keep Valuables Out of Sight! (a sad reminder)
Post by AustinSkater on May 26th, 2017, 6:09am
The local trail running community (where I've been hiding these last few years) has run into this a lot, every couple of months there tends to be a rash of vehicles being broken into (smashed windows) at the trailhead parking lots.  It's gotten so bad that some runners just carry their wallet, keys and phones - while leaving their windows down.

Title: Re: Keep Valuables Out of Sight! (a sad reminder)
Post by Action Lad on May 29th, 2017, 8:01pm

AustinSkater wrote:
The local trail running community (where I've been hiding these last few years) has run into this a lot, every couple of months there tends to be a rash of vehicles being broken into (smashed windows) at the trailhead parking lots.  It's gotten so bad that some runners just carry their wallet, keys and phones - while leaving their windows down.
Seems to be an invitation to one's ignition switch.  

Title: Re: Keep Valuables Out of Sight! (a sad reminder)
Post by AustinSkater on May 30th, 2017, 5:44am

Action Lad wrote:
[quote author=AustinSkater link=1495767160/0#2 date=1495796944]It's gotten so bad that some runners just carry their wallet, keys and phones - while leaving their windows down.
Seems to be an invitation to one's ignition switch.  
[/quote]

Maybe, but we haven't heard of any cars being stolen.  It also has the advantage of airing out the cars.

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