Just seen this and glad I have a garage

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish...-23616577/

Terrible thing to happen and makes you think having a key down the side might not be the worst thing some can do

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I used to live in that village.

Someone randomly searching google maps for cars to steal dosent make much sense, surely a would car thieve would need to consider access to the property, street lighting route of get away ect. Sounds like some half baked reported making a mountain out of a mole hill.

This is the very reason why the death penalty should be brought back to deal with the scum pondlife who commit crimes like this.

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When i saw this on the news, the first thing i said to the wife is that google earth has a lot to answer to, they have made it easy for criminals to focus on an area to go burgling i think imo that this may of been a result of google earth, there has been many other cases too, one guy had his garage door open at the time google filmed going past his house only to reveal what he had inside the garage, several day later that got burgled too

I better warn my dad, my car was outside his, along with a van full of tools and his garage and front window was open too

I think you can read too much in to it, if street view is used, they use it to have a less obvious look at area that they have already chosen to do over, they wont trawl trough street after street looking for cars

Oh yes they will nick

Ady 555 wrote:

Oh yes they will nick

Panto time
Oh yes they will

its behind you!!!!

DRDILL wrote:

A thief has a choice in what he does, google or not, a thief will do it because the punnishment is not harsh enough! I would get these criminals and put them up in court in front of Judge Jeramy Clarkson.

+1

+1 It's about time the courts got tough on these scumbags.

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Ady 555 wrote:

When i saw this on the news, the first thing i said to the wife is that google earth has a lot to answer to, they have made it easy for criminals to focus on an area to go burgling i think imo that this may of been a result of google earth, there has been many other cases too, one guy had his garage door open at the time google filmed going past his house only to reveal what he had inside the garage, several day later that got burgled too

its not all down to google eart to be fair.

i was at a japanese car show with my type r and that night my house was burgled and keys stolen. coincidence??? i think not. followed homw from the show and car taken later that nite.

its a lot easier than people think

Most probably the car was stolen to order for cloning or for a bank job or similar, but do crims use google earth to case joints without going near?? Odds are they saw the poor old fella pull into his estate and thought , I'm after that!
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Ady 555 wrote:

When i saw this on the news, the first thing i said to the wife is that google earth has a lot to answer to, they have made it easy for criminals to focus on an area to go burgling i think imo that this may of been a result of google earth, there has been many other cases too, one guy had his garage door open at the time google filmed going past his house only to reveal what he had inside the garage, several day later that got burgled too

Well that rules Google Earth out then, it takes months for the pictures to be uploaded, not days

This is so sad to read..... I am sure they observed the house for some time and realised it was an elderly couple living there... I doubt google maps came into it..... I hope they catch this nasty piece of and put him away for life!