Someone Tried to get into my Garage

[jazzy1993]

So I have a detached garage. I have a padlock on the outside of the service door and a regular locking door handle. I was in the backyard the other day and decided to see how the lock is holding up to the weather.
I noticed that somebody had attempted to saw off the padlock. Not sure when it occurred, but still gives me an uneasy feeling. Just thinking that somebody was outside in my backyard taking the time to saw the lock kinda creeps me out.
I wonder what scared the person away, I have sensor lights out back and two dogs.

They said that there have been break-ins in my older Munster neighborhood so I will be on extra high alert.

 

[Dj15802]

I had someone break into my truck a few months back. I can't even explain the rage I felt. They only got a few CDs and some loose change but I still was as mad as if the had gotten something of value. It was the principle that someone was on my property!

 

[SSGSAD]

Be careful, hope all is well .....

 

[bass pro]

What neighborhood in avon was the truck break in?

 

[chef larry]

So I have a detached garage. I have a padlock on the outside of the service door and a regular locking door handle. I was in the backyard the other day and decided to see how the lock is holding up to the weather.
I noticed that somebody had attempted to saw off the padlock. Not sure when it occurred, but still gives me an uneasy feeling. Just thinking that somebody was outside in my backyard taking the time to saw the lock kinda creeps me out.
I wonder what scared the person away, I have sensor lights out back and two dogs.

They said that there have been break-ins in my older Munster neighborhood so I will be on extra high alert.

Time to put up some motion detector lights around the garage.

 

[Mr. Habib]

Time to put up some[STRIKE] motion detector lights [/STRIKE]Claymores around the garage.

FIFY

 

[churchmouse]

There has been a lot of "Walkers" in my area lately. Those you do not recognize from the neighborhood that walk and look. Next thing you know, stuff is missing.
Thieves know the jails are a revolving door. If they catch a case it is a long and drawn out affair giving them time to bolt if they make bail or get the "OR" due to over crowding.
The folks in my area are taking on a new way of dealing with this. More than a few total beat downs in the area. Lady down the street caught some idiots getting in her SUV and wore one out with a bat while the other broke and ran. They lived close and the LEO/parents were alerted.......waste of time on both counts.

Be careful but remain SA. Thieving A$$hats are everywhere in every area.

 

[Hoosier Cowboy]

I was just trying to return some of your tools I "borrowed" the other day...damn padlock!

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

My wife is from that area.

If you have a trail cam, might want to hook it up. Might be someone you know.

 

[TTravis]

Train your dogs to eat burglars! Seriously, you might want to wire up some kind of alarm to alert you when someone is messing with your garage and give you a chance of catching him. Electric fence chargers can be a lot of fun.

 

[mcolford]

The break ins are everywhere. In the last 6 months my dad's business (in Logansport) has been broke into twice. Last tiem the ballsy pricks bent a metal door in half and got in. All they stole were two pairs of rental skates and some candy, but the point that they were at a door easily over a half hour to bend it on a busy road says something of the times.

It is frustrating that people work so hard to own stuff, just for some ****bag to steal it. I truly feel that shooting a thief should almost be mandatory. They are good for nothing, PERIOD!

 

[cosermann]

Funny thing is, 80% of the padlocks out there can be picked faster than they can be sawed (some almost as fast as they can be cut with a bolt cutter) and it leaves virtually no evidence of forced entry (unless you engage a forensic lock expert).

The price of a lock should be related to the cost of the contents it secures.

Being a little creeped out is a good thing. Keeps you on your toes in condition yellow.

 

[meyer4589]

What neighborhood in Munster was it?

 

[Curls & Swirls]

What makes me so mad is that they usually do way more $$$ in damage than what they get away with. Our truck got broke into (on my birthday) and all they got was a well used leather jacket and I think I had a $1 in cash in my purse and they may have used my credit cards but I had them cancelled asap. Luckily my drivers license expired that day. The damage they did to the door handle on the truck cost us upwards of a couple of hundred $$.

 

[Sticks]

Pretty bold of them to keep working with the sensor lights on. It is a bad feeling when your place gets robbed, it must be even more creepy when you are actually there. I would start leaving the outdoor lights on all the time.

 

[Crappiepro]

Thats crazy, them coming and using a saw. That would take some time to get through a padlock. It may have been in the day time maybe.
I've been hearing more and more about them coming and robbing your home in the middle of the day. I live in a rural area and where no one's around and alot of people are working during the day. I really worry about it more than ever.

 

[jazzy1993]

My wife is from that area.

If you have a trail cam, might want to hook it up. Might be someone you know.

You know my wife said the same thing. My neighbor has some grand kids or something that don't look like the type of people I want hanging around my house.

 

[jazzy1993]

Funny thing is, 80% of the padlocks out there can be picked faster than they can be sawed (some almost as fast as they can be cut with a bolt cutter) and it leaves virtually no evidence of forced entry (unless you engage a forensic lock expert).

The price of a lock should be related to the cost of the contents it secures.

Being a little creeped out is a good thing. Keeps you on your toes in condition yellow.

Yeah, I went out and bought a new (more expensive) stronger lock. In reality, bolt cutters would have saved the idiot a lot of time. I was considering putting an additional lock on the inside, but what happens when the power goes out and I can't get in my garage...

 

[jazzy1993]

What neighborhood in Munster was it?

Near Aurelios on Ridge Road. I shouldn't be surprised given how close it is to the state line and Hammond.

 

[IndyDave1776]

If you want to get really creative, you can have a structure welded to contain the lock so that you can reach it with a key but can't reach it with a saw or bolt cutters. Details would have to vary with your particular door.