Warning to everyone- Please read this !

[Spartacus]

I live in South Hertfordshire as well and unfortunately have been a victim twice. I live in a semi-rural village. Very quiet area.

Exactly the same form. Gang targetting up to 10 homes, breaking in and taking keys.

The first break in I had they took both my cars at 6am in the morning, saw both cars reversing down the drive and a Landcruiser full of blokes waiting in the road.

Now have professionally fitted alarm, CCTV and a dog.

Police said that if they want a car they will take it. Advised not to take keys upstairs anymore. Not worth the potential violence.

[dave7268]

Yeah, this is very common up in Liverpool and feel for you.

They are the scum that is on the bottom of the scum imho.

I had a mate with an brand new M5 and first night home he parked his car outside his neighbours house. Yes, his neighbours got broken into but thankfully they were not at home that evening otherwise things may have gotten ugly. Needless to say the scum left empty handed but it is a sad reflection on society today when you think that not that many years ago (okay maybe a fair few) you could leave your front door open all day and not worry about your house getting burgled. How times change!

[H12]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments. The folks are both over the worst of the shock now 

Tbh, I know what  a number of you mean about leaving the keys in full view so the t*ssers don't hurt anyone but interesting enough, the Police said they are more likely to run away if they are disturbed.

I know lots of people will say they don't want to take the chance, the car is just a car after all, but it sickens me to the pit of my stomach that some twisted individuals feel they have the god given right to steal peoples' hard earned property 

Apparently a number of people from the gang have been arrested over the last few days so that's good news...

[p3asa]

You're right, at the end of the day a car is just a car and can be replaced under insurance with nobody being physically or mentally injured. But to basically leave the keys out for them to help themselves is madness in my view. It just encourages them.
If they came into my house then they play by my rules as far as I'm concerned.
I'm not an aggressive person at all but I'd have no qualms in introducing them to my 5-iron