Thieves break into mum’s car five times in two years

6:00am Thursday 9th August 2012 in News

Angry – Louise Harris, who has had her car broken into repeatedly, with her son Edward Angry – Louise Harris, who has had her car broken into repeatedly, with her son Edward

A MOTHER is devastated after thieves broke into her car for the fifth time in two years, taking her wedding music.

Mum-of-two Louise Harris, 33, had about 200 CDs stolen from her Ford Focus, while it was parked on the driveway outside her home in Shaftesbury Avenue, Southchurch, on Sunday evening.

Irreplaceable music she danced to at her wedding and her three-year-old son Edward’s Disney soundtracks were among the CDs stolen. Mrs Harris, who also lost a £160 sat nav, Edward’s £60 Ray Ban sunglasses and her car logbook in the break-in, said: “I’m absolutely devastated. Music is my little pleasure.”

The wedding CD included a song from the 1950s musical The Five Pennies her father sang to her as a child.

Teenage thieves first broke into Mrs Harris’s car, taking a sat nav, in August 2010. Her husband Mathew, an Army captain, chased them down the street in his underwear, recovering the device and grabbing one of the offenders, who was arrested, but released by police.

But thieves broke into her car again about two weeks later, making off with the sat nav.

In February, Mrs Harris found her car door open, suggesting a break-in, but thieves failed to take anything.

About a month later, offenders took bags of new clothes from the car and in March or April thieves took a couple of CDs.

Mrs Harris said: “I just want my CDs back. I do care about the sat nav, but I wouldn’t know where to begin replacing the CDs. I couldn’t afford it anyway.”

A police spokeswoman said: “Our advice is never to leave valuable items in a car. Always take them with you.”

Anyone with information about the incident should call police on 101.

Otherwise, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

Comments (32)

6:42am Thu 9 Aug 12

Lefty Cyclist Type says...

With respect, surely after the first break-in you would figure out not to leave anything of value in your car?

I know it shouldn't be that way but it is.

The blame lies with the thieving scrotes, but people are not doing themselves any favours by leaving valuables in cars. Scrotes are scrotes and will steal anything they see. It's sad that items with such sentimental value were stolen but advice for decades has been 'Don't leave valuables in your car'. ESPECIALLY satnavs!

(and who needs 200 CDs in a car at the same time? This is the age of the MP3. Get a plug-in transmitter and use an iPod or phone through the car radio for music. It takes up a lot less space than 200 CDs and is easily carried in a pocket so there's no temptation to leave it in the car.)
With respect, surely after the first break-in you would figure out not to leave anything of value in your car? I know it shouldn't be that way but it is. The blame lies with the thieving scrotes, but people are not doing themselves any favours by leaving valuables in cars. Scrotes are scrotes and will steal anything they see. It's sad that items with such sentimental value were stolen but advice for decades has been 'Don't leave valuables in your car'. ESPECIALLY satnavs! (and who needs 200 CDs in a car at the same time? This is the age of the MP3. Get a plug-in transmitter and use an iPod or phone through the car radio for music. It takes up a lot less space than 200 CDs and is easily carried in a pocket so there's no temptation to leave it in the car.) Lefty Cyclist Type

7:34am Thu 9 Aug 12

Ian P says...

As she found her car door open following one of the break ins she is clearly not using the deadlock feature which most modern vehicles have, including the Focus. Perhaps the installation of a cheap PIR controlled security light would also not go a miss.
As she found her car door open following one of the break ins she is clearly not using the deadlock feature which most modern vehicles have, including the Focus. Perhaps the installation of a cheap PIR controlled security light would also not go a miss. Ian P

8:00am Thu 9 Aug 12

Russ13 says...

Whilst not condoning the actions of the thieves involved here, I have to echo the comments above!

I had my car broken into and lost around 30 CD and some audio equipment.

From that point on, I only used copied CDs in the car and nothing of value is left in there when it's unattended.

I really don't understand why people continue to leave satnavs, iPods and other stuff that's so easily removed.

As for 200 CDs.... why? Precious wedding music in the car? Again why? If you want to listen to it then make a copy and keep that in the car.

It's quite simple..... leave nothing on display when you leave your car, remove satnavs and their mounts, thieves will even look to see if there is the tell-tale make on the windscreen from the suction cup of the mount and break in on the off chance the owner's left the unit in there and probably help themselves to other bits while they're in there too!

As I said, the fault isn't with Mrs Harris but she could have done more to prevent this from happening.

I can't help but thinking that this article could make her more of a target..... We know it's a blue focus in Saftsbury Avenue and she's in the habit of not double locking it and leaving lots of nickable stuff inside.
Whilst not condoning the actions of the thieves involved here, I have to echo the comments above! I had my car broken into and lost around 30 CD and some audio equipment. From that point on, I only used copied CDs in the car and nothing of value is left in there when it's unattended. I really don't understand why people continue to leave satnavs, iPods and other stuff that's so easily removed. As for 200 CDs.... why? Precious wedding music in the car? Again why? If you want to listen to it then make a copy and keep that in the car. It's quite simple..... leave nothing on display when you leave your car, remove satnavs and their mounts, thieves will even look to see if there is the tell-tale make on the windscreen from the suction cup of the mount and break in on the off chance the owner's left the unit in there and probably help themselves to other bits while they're in there too! As I said, the fault isn't with Mrs Harris but she could have done more to prevent this from happening. I can't help but thinking that this article could make her more of a target..... We know it's a blue focus in Saftsbury Avenue and she's in the habit of not double locking it and leaving lots of nickable stuff inside. Russ13

9:05am Thu 9 Aug 12

Woodenspoon says...

I too agree with the comments above, why oh why would you continue to leave a sat nav worth £160 on display after it got nicked the first time. Surely you would have learnt from the first time. Then to have a pair of £60 sun glasses for a 3 yr old???? Why????
If they had used the double locking feature then most of this would not have happened as most Focus's have an interior scanner which is activated once it is dead locked, so would have gone off if the window had been smashed.

It also sounds like its the same bunch of kids doing it as a revenge attack for being caught the first time round.
I too agree with the comments above, why oh why would you continue to leave a sat nav worth £160 on display after it got nicked the first time. Surely you would have learnt from the first time. Then to have a pair of £60 sun glasses for a 3 yr old???? Why???? If they had used the double locking feature then most of this would not have happened as most Focus's have an interior scanner which is activated once it is dead locked, so would have gone off if the window had been smashed. It also sounds like its the same bunch of kids doing it as a revenge attack for being caught the first time round. Woodenspoon

9:06am Thu 9 Aug 12

R85 says...

Shes the victim here but omg she sounds insanely and unfathomably stupid – I mean the amount of valuable items she’s left in there after repeated break ins! Why does anybody need to have had a break-in to know they shouldn’t leave anything whatsoever on display? I’ve never had a break in but I still wouldn’t leave anything at all – even a plastic bag with air in it, as it might look like a bag full up with who knows what to a thief looking through the window! Even 50 or 20p – a thief wouldn’t give a shyte about the cost to you of a window and maybe he needs an extra 20p to get a box of fags!? Nothing!

On the subject of the so called irreplaceable music, I’m yet to encounter a song in my 10 – 15 years of downloading that I couldn’t find on the internet! No music is irreplaceable unless it is sung by an individual! Get an Android (not iphone) smartphone with a downloading app and all the music in the worlds free (with the right app).
Shes the victim here but omg she sounds insanely and unfathomably stupid – I mean the amount of valuable items she’s left in there after repeated break ins! Why does anybody need to have had a break-in to know they shouldn’t leave anything whatsoever on display? I’ve never had a break in but I still wouldn’t leave anything at all – even a plastic bag with air in it, as it might look like a bag full up with who knows what to a thief looking through the window! Even 50 or 20p – a thief wouldn’t give a shyte about the cost to you of a window and maybe he needs an extra 20p to get a box of fags!? Nothing! On the subject of the so called irreplaceable music, I’m yet to encounter a song in my 10 – 15 years of downloading that I couldn’t find on the internet! No music is irreplaceable unless it is sung by an individual! Get an Android (not iphone) smartphone with a downloading app and all the music in the worlds free (with the right app). R85

9:10am Thu 9 Aug 12

iknowbetter says...

Again I echo the comments above. How silly leaving such items in a car, especially after experiencing repeated break in's.
**
Some people just never learn do they..
Again I echo the comments above. How silly leaving such items in a car, especially after experiencing repeated break in's. ** Some people just never learn do they.. iknowbetter

9:20am Thu 9 Aug 12

doggonepup says...

sounds like an insurance scam to me....did the "stolen" items even exist
sounds like an insurance scam to me....did the "stolen" items even exist doggonepup

9:21am Thu 9 Aug 12

APR says...

iknowbetter wrote:
Again I echo the comments above. How silly leaving such items in a car, especially after experiencing repeated break in's.
**
Some people just never learn do they..
I suspect that there is more to this story than the Echo (or Ms Harris) is telling us ?

CCTV is quite affordable now. Or as others have said, Lock you car properly, and remove valuables.

Or is that too easy ?
[quote][p][bold]iknowbetter[/bold] wrote: Again I echo the comments above. How silly leaving such items in a car, especially after experiencing repeated break in's. ** Some people just never learn do they..[/p][/quote]I suspect that there is more to this story than the Echo (or Ms Harris) is telling us ? CCTV is quite affordable now. Or as others have said, Lock you car properly, and remove valuables. Or is that too easy ? APR

9:28am Thu 9 Aug 12

Leighdweller says...

Irreplacable CDs? Has global music production ceased and all remaining music destroyed?
Irreplacable CDs? Has global music production ceased and all remaining music destroyed? Leighdweller

9:31am Thu 9 Aug 12

iknowbetter says...

APR wrote:
iknowbetter wrote:
Again I echo the comments above. How silly leaving such items in a car, especially after experiencing repeated break in's.
**
Some people just never learn do they..
I suspect that there is more to this story than the Echo (or Ms Harris) is telling us ?

CCTV is quite affordable now. Or as others have said, Lock you car properly, and remove valuables.

Or is that too easy ?
Having said all that APR, is it any wonder these thieving scumbags return after being caught red handed and released without charge on a previous occasion.
I'm sure she was given all the proper advice from the police after the event but when will the law learn that letting offenders off encourages further offenses rather then discourages.
[quote][p][bold]APR[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]iknowbetter[/bold] wrote: Again I echo the comments above. How silly leaving such items in a car, especially after experiencing repeated break in's. ** Some people just never learn do they..[/p][/quote]I suspect that there is more to this story than the Echo (or Ms Harris) is telling us ? CCTV is quite affordable now. Or as others have said, Lock you car properly, and remove valuables. Or is that too easy ?[/p][/quote]Having said all that APR, is it any wonder these thieving scumbags return after being caught red handed and released without charge on a previous occasion. I'm sure she was given all the proper advice from the police after the event but when will the law learn that letting offenders off encourages further offenses rather then discourages. iknowbetter

9:43am Thu 9 Aug 12

openspace says...

It is always tragic when you are a victim of theft, but I have to agree with most of the posts above. To have the same item stolen twice implies a careless, casual or even stupid attitiude to belongings. Leaving anything of value in a car which has been broken into five times implies an even greater degree of stupidity. We are told, on regular and frequent occasions, to leave nothing of value in cars, and certainly not on view, hopefully most people take notice and it is hard to feel sympathy for those who don't. I also wonder, as did somebody above why the car was obviously not locked on one occasion. We might all do this on rare occasions, nobody's perfect, but not if our cars had been broken into on several occasions.
It is always tragic when you are a victim of theft, but I have to agree with most of the posts above. To have the same item stolen twice implies a careless, casual or even stupid attitiude to belongings. Leaving anything of value in a car which has been broken into five times implies an even greater degree of stupidity. We are told, on regular and frequent occasions, to leave nothing of value in cars, and certainly not on view, hopefully most people take notice and it is hard to feel sympathy for those who don't. I also wonder, as did somebody above why the car was obviously not locked on one occasion. We might all do this on rare occasions, nobody's perfect, but not if our cars had been broken into on several occasions. openspace

9:49am Thu 9 Aug 12

openspace says...

openspace wrote:
It is always tragic when you are a victim of theft, but I have to agree with most of the posts above. To have the same item stolen twice implies a careless, casual or even stupid attitiude to belongings. Leaving anything of value in a car which has been broken into five times implies an even greater degree of stupidity. We are told, on regular and frequent occasions, to leave nothing of value in cars, and certainly not on view, hopefully most people take notice and it is hard to feel sympathy for those who don't. I also wonder, as did somebody above why the car was obviously not locked on one occasion. We might all do this on rare occasions, nobody's perfect, but not if our cars had been broken into on several occasions.
Forgot to mention, who leaves 200 CD's in their cars ?????. I wonder how many were scratched or damaged. Not that they will automatically be replaced, there is normally a limit on insurance on stolen items from a car, ( sometimes as low as £500), and I doubt the excess would allow full restitution to be made for the loss.
[quote][p][bold]openspace[/bold] wrote: It is always tragic when you are a victim of theft, but I have to agree with most of the posts above. To have the same item stolen twice implies a careless, casual or even stupid attitiude to belongings. Leaving anything of value in a car which has been broken into five times implies an even greater degree of stupidity. We are told, on regular and frequent occasions, to leave nothing of value in cars, and certainly not on view, hopefully most people take notice and it is hard to feel sympathy for those who don't. I also wonder, as did somebody above why the car was obviously not locked on one occasion. We might all do this on rare occasions, nobody's perfect, but not if our cars had been broken into on several occasions.[/p][/quote]Forgot to mention, who leaves 200 CD's in their cars ?????. I wonder how many were scratched or damaged. Not that they will automatically be replaced, there is normally a limit on insurance on stolen items from a car, ( sometimes as low as £500), and I doubt the excess would allow full restitution to be made for the loss. openspace

10:07am Thu 9 Aug 12

Russ13 says...

openspace wrote:
openspace wrote: It is always tragic when you are a victim of theft, but I have to agree with most of the posts above. To have the same item stolen twice implies a careless, casual or even stupid attitiude to belongings. Leaving anything of value in a car which has been broken into five times implies an even greater degree of stupidity. We are told, on regular and frequent occasions, to leave nothing of value in cars, and certainly not on view, hopefully most people take notice and it is hard to feel sympathy for those who don't. I also wonder, as did somebody above why the car was obviously not locked on one occasion. We might all do this on rare occasions, nobody's perfect, but not if our cars had been broken into on several occasions.
Forgot to mention, who leaves 200 CD's in their cars ?????. I wonder how many were scratched or damaged. Not that they will automatically be replaced, there is normally a limit on insurance on stolen items from a car, ( sometimes as low as £500), and I doubt the excess would allow full restitution to be made for the loss.
On the insurance front.... I found this out myself!!!

My excess was £100, contents exlcuding in car entertainment was only covered for £100 so whilst my audio gear was covered, 30 odd CDs and a bowling ball, bowling shoes and some other small items came out to way over £100!

Just to add that it would seem my break in was just a random act of crime in Wickford train station car park, there was nothing on display whatsoever.

If you leave ANYTHING on display it will catch the eye of a would be thief.
[quote][p][bold]openspace[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]openspace[/bold] wrote: It is always tragic when you are a victim of theft, but I have to agree with most of the posts above. To have the same item stolen twice implies a careless, casual or even stupid attitiude to belongings. Leaving anything of value in a car which has been broken into five times implies an even greater degree of stupidity. We are told, on regular and frequent occasions, to leave nothing of value in cars, and certainly not on view, hopefully most people take notice and it is hard to feel sympathy for those who don't. I also wonder, as did somebody above why the car was obviously not locked on one occasion. We might all do this on rare occasions, nobody's perfect, but not if our cars had been broken into on several occasions.[/p][/quote]Forgot to mention, who leaves 200 CD's in their cars ?????. I wonder how many were scratched or damaged. Not that they will automatically be replaced, there is normally a limit on insurance on stolen items from a car, ( sometimes as low as £500), and I doubt the excess would allow full restitution to be made for the loss.[/p][/quote]On the insurance front.... I found this out myself!!! My excess was £100, contents exlcuding in car entertainment was only covered for £100 so whilst my audio gear was covered, 30 odd CDs and a bowling ball, bowling shoes and some other small items came out to way over £100! Just to add that it would seem my break in was just a random act of crime in Wickford train station car park, there was nothing on display whatsoever. If you leave ANYTHING on display it will catch the eye of a would be thief. Russ13

10:33am Thu 9 Aug 12

Blind Haze says...

Her son is what, 3 years old? And has Ray Ban sunglasses? And she can't afford to replace the 200 CDs that were stolen?

No one expects to be robbed and nor should they - although if I'd been mugged 4 times in Southend High Street, I wouldn't go down there with a large amount of cash on show.

However, Louise thought that even after the 4th break in it was still a good idea to leave the valuables in the car.

Anyway, I'm sure that none of the music is irreplaceable and Louise will know by now what her insurance covers.
Her son is what, 3 years old? And has Ray Ban sunglasses? And she can't afford to replace the 200 CDs that were stolen? No one expects to be robbed and nor should they - although if I'd been mugged 4 times in Southend High Street, I wouldn't go down there with a large amount of cash on show. However, Louise thought that even after the 4th break in it was still a good idea to leave the valuables in the car. Anyway, I'm sure that none of the music is irreplaceable and Louise will know by now what her insurance covers. Blind Haze

12:05pm Thu 9 Aug 12

Russ13 says...

Looking at the picture again, the woman's full address may as well be in the report, I know exactly where her house is and I'm no criminal mastermind lol
Looking at the picture again, the woman's full address may as well be in the report, I know exactly where her house is and I'm no criminal mastermind lol Russ13

12:50pm Thu 9 Aug 12

Major Incident says...

She must be so unlucky. I wonder how many of her neighbours have also been multiple repeat victims of car crime involving valuable items like child's Raybans, a CD collection that any professional collector would be proud of and bags of new clothing.

You really must ensure that doors are fully secure and alarms work properly. There are so many thieves and insurance fraudsters about these days.
She must be so unlucky. I wonder how many of her neighbours have also been multiple repeat victims of car crime involving valuable items like child's Raybans, a CD collection that any professional collector would be proud of and bags of new clothing. You really must ensure that doors are fully secure and alarms work properly. There are so many thieves and insurance fraudsters about these days. Major Incident

4:09pm Thu 9 Aug 12

LouLouH says...

doggonepup wrote:
sounds like an insurance scam to me....did the "stolen" items even exist
Hi There I appreciate all your comments. I agree I should not have left the items in the car but this is a new car with an alarm and it hadnt been broken into before. I also dont usually have a satnav it is my Husbands so there were no tell tale ring marks on the windscreen. The car was also on the road which suggests the theives were not neccesarily targeting me. I would never commit fraud and unfortunatly cannot claim at all. personal items are only insured up to £100 on my insurance and my excess is £100. They also do not cover CDs. I know I shouldnt have left all the CDs in my car but my Ipod was stolen in the first break in. I agree I have been careless, my hubby is fuming! I know I can download the CDs but a bit like people prefer books to kindles I prefer the real CD to a digital copy. Oh and the Raybans I know a £60 pair of sunnies for a 3 year old is ridiculous even vulgar but my brother in law is an optician and they were Edward's Birthday present. I would never pay that for my own glasses let alone a childs. I do hear what you are all saying to me and its been a hard lesson to learn. I think I am a bit naive and too trusting I just didnt think it would happen again in this car!
[quote][p][bold]doggonepup[/bold] wrote: sounds like an insurance scam to me....did the "stolen" items even exist[/p][/quote]Hi There I appreciate all your comments. I agree I should not have left the items in the car but this is a new car with an alarm and it hadnt been broken into before. I also dont usually have a satnav it is my Husbands so there were no tell tale ring marks on the windscreen. The car was also on the road which suggests the theives were not neccesarily targeting me. I would never commit fraud and unfortunatly cannot claim at all. personal items are only insured up to £100 on my insurance and my excess is £100. They also do not cover CDs. I know I shouldnt have left all the CDs in my car but my Ipod was stolen in the first break in. I agree I have been careless, my hubby is fuming! I know I can download the CDs but a bit like people prefer books to kindles I prefer the real CD to a digital copy. Oh and the Raybans I know a £60 pair of sunnies for a 3 year old is ridiculous even vulgar but my brother in law is an optician and they were Edward's Birthday present. I would never pay that for my own glasses let alone a childs. I do hear what you are all saying to me and its been a hard lesson to learn. I think I am a bit naive and too trusting I just didnt think it would happen again in this car! LouLouH

5:13pm Thu 9 Aug 12

Thekingofsouthend says...

LouLouH wrote:
doggonepup wrote:
sounds like an insurance scam to me....did the "stolen" items even exist
Hi There I appreciate all your comments. I agree I should not have left the items in the car but this is a new car with an alarm and it hadnt been broken into before. I also dont usually have a satnav it is my Husbands so there were no tell tale ring marks on the windscreen. The car was also on the road which suggests the theives were not neccesarily targeting me. I would never commit fraud and unfortunatly cannot claim at all. personal items are only insured up to £100 on my insurance and my excess is £100. They also do not cover CDs. I know I shouldnt have left all the CDs in my car but my Ipod was stolen in the first break in. I agree I have been careless, my hubby is fuming! I know I can download the CDs but a bit like people prefer books to kindles I prefer the real CD to a digital copy. Oh and the Raybans I know a £60 pair of sunnies for a 3 year old is ridiculous even vulgar but my brother in law is an optician and they were Edward's Birthday present. I would never pay that for my own glasses let alone a childs. I do hear what you are all saying to me and its been a hard lesson to learn. I think I am a bit naive and too trusting I just didnt think it would happen again in this car!
LouLouH I do not believe it would be fraud, careless yes, fraud no. You have made a mistake and am sure you will not again. Do not listen to the people above as most of them comment on here all the time and nearly all of them have never made a mistake so do not know what it feels like. Good luck replacing your stuff and take care.
[quote][p][bold]LouLouH[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]doggonepup[/bold] wrote: sounds like an insurance scam to me....did the "stolen" items even exist[/p][/quote]Hi There I appreciate all your comments. I agree I should not have left the items in the car but this is a new car with an alarm and it hadnt been broken into before. I also dont usually have a satnav it is my Husbands so there were no tell tale ring marks on the windscreen. The car was also on the road which suggests the theives were not neccesarily targeting me. I would never commit fraud and unfortunatly cannot claim at all. personal items are only insured up to £100 on my insurance and my excess is £100. They also do not cover CDs. I know I shouldnt have left all the CDs in my car but my Ipod was stolen in the first break in. I agree I have been careless, my hubby is fuming! I know I can download the CDs but a bit like people prefer books to kindles I prefer the real CD to a digital copy. Oh and the Raybans I know a £60 pair of sunnies for a 3 year old is ridiculous even vulgar but my brother in law is an optician and they were Edward's Birthday present. I would never pay that for my own glasses let alone a childs. I do hear what you are all saying to me and its been a hard lesson to learn. I think I am a bit naive and too trusting I just didnt think it would happen again in this car![/p][/quote]LouLouH I do not believe it would be fraud, careless yes, fraud no. You have made a mistake and am sure you will not again. Do not listen to the people above as most of them comment on here all the time and nearly all of them have never made a mistake so do not know what it feels like. Good luck replacing your stuff and take care. Thekingofsouthend

6:14pm Thu 9 Aug 12

LouLouH says...

Thank you! Really appreciate that!x
Thank you! Really appreciate that!x LouLouH

7:45pm Thu 9 Aug 12

rude boy says...

i agree with all the above wot stupid person would leave cds in ur car espically after it being done the once i dont leave nothing in my car its southend after all need a pukka car alarm or get a cd wallet n take it out ur car every nite!!! dunno how this can b news really but there you go happens all the time and if you wont people 2 feel sorry 4 you u just made urself look stupid really!!
i agree with all the above wot stupid person would leave cds in ur car espically after it being done the once i dont leave nothing in my car its southend after all need a pukka car alarm or get a cd wallet n take it out ur car every nite!!! dunno how this can b news really but there you go happens all the time and if you wont people 2 feel sorry 4 you u just made urself look stupid really!! rude boy

11:26pm Thu 9 Aug 12

Happylass says...

If I leave anything in the car its usually the large up-to-date GB Atlas, since I can't afford a prat-nav!
If I leave anything in the car its usually the large up-to-date GB Atlas, since I can't afford a prat-nav! Happylass

11:28pm Thu 9 Aug 12

Happylass says...

The only thing I usually leave in the car is my up-todate GB Atlas, since I can't afford a decent prat-nav!
The only thing I usually leave in the car is my up-todate GB Atlas, since I can't afford a decent prat-nav! Happylass

11:53am Fri 10 Aug 12

StuckInTraffic says...

I have to agree with previous comments, Why would you leave 200 CD's in your car?

I always leave a Road Atlas in the car, in a fairly prominent place as well, it's a pretty good indication that you haven't got a sat nav to nick.
I have to agree with previous comments, Why would you leave 200 CD's in your car? I always leave a Road Atlas in the car, in a fairly prominent place as well, it's a pretty good indication that you haven't got a sat nav to nick. StuckInTraffic

12:19pm Fri 10 Aug 12

Lefty Cyclist Type says...

doggonepup wrote:
sounds like an insurance scam to me....did the "stolen" items even exist
Wow! Seriously libellous, if I was Mrs Harris I'd be talking to a solicitor. Lots of money to be made from comments on this topic.
[quote][p][bold]doggonepup[/bold] wrote: sounds like an insurance scam to me....did the "stolen" items even exist[/p][/quote]Wow! Seriously libellous, if I was Mrs Harris I'd be talking to a solicitor. Lots of money to be made from comments on this topic. Lefty Cyclist Type

3:21pm Fri 10 Aug 12

atomicant says...

I know how you feel Louise. I kept CDs in my car, less than 200 mind you! Someone broke into my car and took them. My taste in music is pretty poor so really the joke is on them! I don't leave any items in my car now.
I know how you feel Louise. I kept CDs in my car, less than 200 mind you! Someone broke into my car and took them. My taste in music is pretty poor so really the joke is on them! I don't leave any items in my car now. atomicant

12:25am Sat 11 Aug 12

drofmor1 says...

Lefty Cyclist Type wrote:
doggonepup wrote:
sounds like an insurance scam to me....did the "stolen" items even exist
Wow! Seriously libellous, if I was Mrs Harris I'd be talking to a solicitor. Lots of money to be made from comments on this topic.
They were only saying what it SOUNDS like to them they did not say that Mrs Harris had committed any fraud, just asking a question. Is it libellous to ask a question? It's just their opinion of the article.
[quote][p][bold]Lefty Cyclist Type[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]doggonepup[/bold] wrote: sounds like an insurance scam to me....did the "stolen" items even exist[/p][/quote]Wow! Seriously libellous, if I was Mrs Harris I'd be talking to a solicitor. Lots of money to be made from comments on this topic.[/p][/quote]They were only saying what it SOUNDS like to them they did not say that Mrs Harris had committed any fraud, just asking a question. Is it libellous to ask a question? It's just their opinion of the article. drofmor1

3:47pm Sat 11 Aug 12

doggonepup says...

If you don't like questions being asked don't get your story put in the paper. I once made the naive mistake of leaving items locked in the boot of the car which were stolen....a mistake most people only make once....never have i left anything in the car since. To have your car being broken into once should have been lesson learned.
If you don't like questions being asked don't get your story put in the paper. I once made the naive mistake of leaving items locked in the boot of the car which were stolen....a mistake most people only make once....never have i left anything in the car since. To have your car being broken into once should have been lesson learned. doggonepup

11:13pm Sat 11 Aug 12

Nebs says...

I find that leaving my CD of 1960's folk songs in full view is enough to deter any potential thief.
I find that leaving my CD of 1960's folk songs in full view is enough to deter any potential thief. Nebs

3:03am Sun 12 Aug 12

EcoPatriot says...

Lefty Cyclist Type wrote:
doggonepup wrote:
sounds like an insurance scam to me....did the "stolen" items even exist
Wow! Seriously libellous, if I was Mrs Harris I'd be talking to a solicitor. Lots of money to be made from comments on this topic.
People like you are pathetic human beings. All you think about is money. It's just a comment for heavens sake.
[quote][p][bold]Lefty Cyclist Type[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]doggonepup[/bold] wrote: sounds like an insurance scam to me....did the "stolen" items even exist[/p][/quote]Wow! Seriously libellous, if I was Mrs Harris I'd be talking to a solicitor. Lots of money to be made from comments on this topic.[/p][/quote]People like you are pathetic human beings. All you think about is money. It's just a comment for heavens sake. EcoPatriot

10:10pm Sun 12 Aug 12

Spaldinho says...

There are some very good, and fair, comments here. This woman is a bit of an idiot, really.
There are some very good, and fair, comments here. This woman is a bit of an idiot, really. Spaldinho

9:13am Mon 13 Aug 12

Blind Haze says...

Nebs wrote:
I find that leaving my CD of 1960's folk songs in full view is enough to deter any potential thief.
Have you got anything by Phil Ochs that I can borrow? I'd love to hear Tape From California if you have it.
[quote][p][bold]Nebs[/bold] wrote: I find that leaving my CD of 1960's folk songs in full view is enough to deter any potential thief.[/p][/quote]Have you got anything by Phil Ochs that I can borrow? I'd love to hear Tape From California if you have it. Blind Haze

1:51pm Mon 13 Aug 12

bazaarhorse says...

She should leave the car unlocked, next time, and there will be, the car won't get damaged. Silly woman
She should leave the car unlocked, next time, and there will be, the car won't get damaged. Silly woman bazaarhorse

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