CwazyWabbit Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Someone tried stealing my 110 last night and they managed to steal a mates Daihatsu 4x4. So if you are in the area keep an eye on your Landy. The time on the cctv picture is 1 hour behind as it's still on GMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 That's a good picture for the police ? Quite a clear view of that guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Police have a copy of the picture and I'm burning them a copy of the cctv footage, looks like they spent more time on the Daihatsu, up to 10 mins by the looks of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I hope they get caught red handed just like the guy in the facebook/msn News video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hope so to Ralph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Seems they came back half an hour later for a second go, this time one of them stood guard at the front door of the house I had parked outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallfry Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Did they actually get in ? What stopped them do you think ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Well the second time it was a woman walking past that stopped them, they then drove off in their Berlingo again..... only to come back a 3rd time This time they didn't do anything (the 2nd time they looked to have a good go at it) The only thing that stopped them is the barrel snapped in half leaving part of it locking the door. Mine has had a modified post 2002 barrel retrofitted so it's the longer type. Wouldn't have expected that to keep them out though. Still they didn't get in last night .... lets see what they do tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 You need a high powered air rifle and some hollow point slugs for them eeejits, first their car then them as they go for the off. Good job you got CCTV CW!!! Hope you still got a truck in the morning mate!!!! You got a DISKLOK and some X-Defend goodies bolted on her? Might need them!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 She is quite well endowed on the lock front, if she's gone in the morning I'll be having a word with SimonR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 So it seems the 4th time they came back they decided to not even stop the van and just drove on by Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I was just thinking you could print out a4 sheets of each of their faces and stick them in the windows. If you've one of their car reg - do that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Oops - double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I hope your 110 stays safe, maybe the boys in blue should put 2 of their police dogs in your truck, lets see what happens if the lowlifes get in then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Barry I'm gobsmacked at your apparent calm...! I'm fizzing just reading this post! I bow down to your obvious higher level of self control than me! - but I also appreciate the bigger fish in the picture would be to actually catch them to stop them from doing it again. Quite impressive camera work, is that from you're place you're watching it from? How have the police responded to your info etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 The Mrs is also quite amazed at my level of calm, I have been known to have a temper. TBF at this point apart from the financial cost of a new barrel (which is a rip off btw) then I am not too badly off from the attempts to steal it. The Stolen Daihatsu has also been recovered thanks to the fact it had a failed clutch when they stole it That should lead to a good chance of forensic evidence. The camera is a PTZ camera I have mounted on the front of my house, it has up to a 36x zoom so can se much further than that if it needs to. On and off they visited my car 3 times on foot and drove past it at least another 3 times in the hour that it had their attention. The post 02 locks I fitted seem to have confused them as on the 2nd attempt they spent quite a while staring in the barrel by the looks of it. The police have been very pleased with the amount I have captured and CID are looking at it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 After a lot of messing around to get it from the cctv format to something youtube liked here is the cctv ..... the quality may have suffered a little with all the processing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverdrive Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Jeeze, determined little varmits aren't they? Hope you still have the 110 in your posession. I'll be having a wee word with Simon for a pedal lock this week. Did anyone fit the remote activated deadbolts, that were mentioned in another thread? clicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 Still have the 110, only damage is to the barrel in the drivers door, most of the barrel is still in the door so the barrel broke securely which seems to have defeated them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I'm quite shocked at there obvious confidence. Did you manage to get any details of the white van's Reg? I notice in the footage its pretty much just about out of shot in most of the pictures. Do you have visual security too on the inside? i.e steering lock etc? - just interested to know if they still had a go, knowing full well there was a steering lock on etc too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 I was suprised at how confident they seemed to be, having looked at the whole nights footage (admitedly at high speed) I noticed a number of police cars go along the road, obviously not at the exact same time they were attempting to steal it but we are talking just minutes either side. I was also a bit worried for the lady who disturbed them during their 2nd attempt as it looked like she followed them around the corner into the side road. I was also concerned for the people whose house I parked outside as one of them was waiting in their garden possibly to stop them disturbing them. The visible security on the vehicle, an X-Eng pedal lock (stainless steel colour) X-Eng gear lock (bright yellow) and the rear of the car has metal mesh over all the windows and a dog guard is fitted. From one of the shots it looks like they were thinking of trying to break in through the rear door but decided against it because of the mesh. I don't think they noticed the pedal lock and gear lock, if they had it might have saved me the price of the barrel. They made a right mess of the Daihatsu breaking in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 no luck on the van reg other than it ends in a J or T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Hmm, I did wonder as from the pictures you've posted they haven't hesitated at all to have a go, which would make you think they hadn't seen the extra security inside. It sounds a bit lame but I wonder if a small window sticker would have at least prompted them to look in to check for internal security - with the hope of fully dissuading them to break in, in the first place. As much as the x eng pedal lock is quite shiny, its not overly obvious on a dark night, I was wondering about sticking some yellow/reflective tape to it to make it a little more visible. Anyway, some interesting info to be gained from the experience, and I hope they get a lead on the rotter's...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 Simon Smith has had the X-Eng pedal lock for a while as well and has covered his in that black and yellow hazard tape, fairly certain he has had an attempted theft since then. I'm thinking they only notice the steering type locks as they are far more common. The 110 down the road from me that doesn't seem to have had any attention has a steering lock fitted that you notice as you drive by. TBH I posted the footage just to show quite how brazen they are, if someone recognises them then even better. But it does show that a well lit busy main road that police drive up and down regularly is no guarantee that your Land Rover will be left alone. There is even a police station at the other end of the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C18RCH Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 How did they attempt to break the lock? Screwdriver or something a bit more sophisticated? I wondered why they hadn't tried the back door but as you said you have mesh in there. May have to think about a dog guard in mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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