That's why I don't even advertise the speed parts I have installed in my
Dak........and I make due with the factory
CD sound system......
I played the sound system game with my Charger years ago............back in
the early '90's when Orion Car Audio
was big........and I never advertised my Pioneer and Orion
components in my own neighborhood....just at show's and sound off's....
Ron-
'01 Dakota Sport 3.9 Supercharged
website: http://www.scsilverdak.com
e-mail: scsilverdak@hotmail.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Probst" <fred@flinthills.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 1:02 PM
Subject: DML: Stolen Sound Systems
>
> After more years than I want to think about of investigating crimes, I
> couldn't begin to tell you how many vehicle burglaries I've worked where a
> vehicle's sound system was stolen, starting with 8 tracks back in the
'60s.
>
> Sometimes we get the bad guys, sometimes not. But when we do get them, one
> of the questions we ask is, "Why did you pick this particular vehicle to
> steal the sound system from?" I thought some of you may be interested in
> the top reasons they target a particular vehicle. So in no particular
order,
> here they are.
>
> 1. The owner kept cruising the neighborhood with his sounds thumpin, so I
> knew what he had and just watched where he parked. (If your going to
cruise
> with your music playing, don't do it in you own back yard. Your just
telling
> the bad guy what you have and where you live.)
>
> 2. He had sound decals in his windows. You know, "Bose, Kenwood, Punch,
> etc., (Don't advertise on the outside about what you got on the inside.)
>
> 3. I watched him install the equipment at his apartment / house. (If you
> install the equipment yourself, don't do it in your yard or even
> neighborhood, where you can be seen.)
>
> 4. I saw those Bose speakers sitting in his window.
>
> 5. I installed the sound system in his truck where I work(ed). (This is a
> hard one to prevent, but a lot of these thieves work for legitimate
> businesses that sell and install stereo equipment. So they install your
> system on Monday, steal it on Wednesday, and then re-sell it and
re-install
> it in their backyard on Friday. Then the guy we recover it from says,
"Duh,
> I didn't know it was stolen. I just thought 80% off was a good deal.)
>
> By the way, alarms do not stop your seasoned burglar. When the alarm goes
> off they will cut the battery cables to stop the alarm and then back off
to
> see what happens. If no one shows up they move back in and take the
goodies.
> Very few people will even turn their head when an alarm goes off,
especially
> in an area where they go off daily. About 15 seconds, without hurrying, is
> all that is needed to smash a window, pop the hood latch, walk to the
front
> of the vehicle, lift the hood and cut the cables. We have even had them
> steal the alarm system.)
>
> Try to think "Sleeper", so no one knows what is really on the inside,
until
> it's time to come out and play.
>
> Hope this was helpful.
>
> Fred
>
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