hey everyone,
Just wanted to warn you that there is a car thief/thieves stealing cars in the Banks/Conder area. Last night my friend had his r32 stolen from our house at sometime between 12-1 am. The car was parked outside on an area of kerb and rocks in our front yard, and was rolled down the hill a few streets down to a dead end where the bastards stole a bunch of things, the worst being both his wallets (unfortunately he had left them in the car overnight). The car has an alarm and immobiliser fitted, but they have somehow bypassed the alarm and got inside the car, before popping the bonnet and pulling out fuses for the engine control and the immobiliser. The ignition barrel was also shorn off (they must be using some pretty heavy tools) and the wires were cut. Apparently they were trying to hot wire the car when a man who lives in the nearest house returned home from work at 1 am and they fled the scene with whatever they could grab. Now these people are obviously quite good at what they do, and are doing it quite regularly because I was actually up until 2 am in the front room of the house playing xbox at the time. Not only did I not hear the car get stolen, but the dog didn't even wake, so they obviously do it very quickly and quietly. The odd part is that I'm fairly sure they cut the power to the house briefly as a distraction because I heard a clicking noise, then the T.V and lights went out. They scope out their target prior to the job as well, because they walked to my house (there was no car to take them there, leading me to think it is someone local). Now Luckily my dad's r34 was parked on the driveway (which is very steep, therefore they wouldn't be able to push it) because i'm sure they would have gone for this too, and my brother's s15 if he had been home last night. If your car is parked out on the kerb, I urge you to park it in a safer place closer to your house because not long ago another r32 was stolen from Banks as well. It would also be a good idea to put one of those steering lock clubs over the steering wheel, as anything that prevents them from rolling the car away will no doubt help your cause. Keep an eye out for any suspicious people you may see walking up to cars etc. because I would sure hate to be the people doing this when we find them.