the people these days... house break in

[C-10volvo]

Sooo... im sound asleep up in my bed at 4:00 am, I wake up to the sound of a starter cranking over and over. wtf??? I run downstairs to see someone in the Volvo trying to start it!! grrrrr grrrrrr. He jumped out quickly when he saw me and tried to make a break for it. He got about half way down the driveway till he got taken down. My dad a few seconds later came out saw what was happening and quickly found some zip ties to tie him up with. We had him hog tied face down on the cold cement till the cops came and got him.
He ripped the tumbler out of the Volvo and was using a screwdriver as the key. Scratched up the dash a little bit, nothing major, but the worst part was that he had my dads gym bag (my dad packs it the night before and leaves it in his car) with his wallet, ring, and other important things. he broke in through the back door of the garage, and the cars were unlocked “safely inside”. Sorry or the ranting, I just wish at times I could of done something…. Well more painful to the dude. lesson of the story. LOCK UP YOUR CARS!! even if they are in your garage.

[7T7]

Holy crap! I just read your story and it got me to thinking. If someone were to just walk in my shop they could easily drive off with any car or truck they wanted. All nice and easy. Even gassed up and ready to go. I guess one gets a little complacent as time goes by. The big hassle of having to go all the way (15 feet hehe) back to the house for a set of keys doesn't seem so bad now.
Thanks for the wake up call.

[low 84]

thats awsome that you guys caught him and tied him up

[79BIG10]

Glad to hear the damage was not as bad as it could have been. Too bad you weren't in Texas. If someone breaks into you're house you can shoot on site

[gldevall]

Should have roughed him up good before the cops got there. Glad to hear ya'll got him though. Bad thing is he is probably out of jail by now.

[C-10volvo]

i dont think he even went to jail. he looked pretty young. if i had to guess he was about 17

[N2TRUX]

You are so lucky! That could have been a nightmare come to life if he had gotten the car started. I'm pretty sure if it had happened in my driveway it would have appeared he was pointing a gun at me. Sorry officer, it was self defense....

[C-10volvo]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

You are so lucky! That could have been a nightmare come to life if he had gotten the car started. I'm pretty sure if it had happened in my driveway it would have appeared he was pointing a gun at me. Sorry officer, it was self defense....

oh i know, good thing i have not driven it in awhile. it usually takes about three 10 second attempts do get it fired up after a month of sitting.
anyways, his face was bloody from hitting the ground and he got a fair warning of what i would do if i ever saw him again. im not a voilent person at all, but when it comes to my cars and family.. you ARE going to get it.

[78SilveradoSWB]

Seems to be more and more of this sh*t going around here. Too bad he just got a ride to the LO police station and released to his parents if he has any, they are probably felons too!

[C-10volvo]

Originally Posted by 78SilveradoSWB

Seems to be more and more of this sh*t going around here. Too bad he just got a ride to the LO police station and released to his parents if he has any, they are probably felons too!

thats why i HATE LO soo much. the cops do not inforce the things they should, but pull me over and give me a 55 dollar ticket for having my license plate in the window and not on the bumper. i cant wait to get out of high school and go off to OSU. 19 more days till senior year is over!!!!

here are a couple pics of the damage. nothing really unfixable. oh and to top off my day. i was envolved in a hit and run.

[RepoMan]

Originally Posted by 79BIG10

Glad to hear the damage was not as bad as it could have been. Too bad you weren't in Texas. If someone breaks into you're house you can shoot on site

Actually in texas you can shoot em even if they are on your property. Anyone can shoot someone if they are in their house, especially w/ a screwdriver in their hand! Officer it looked like a gun! or a knife and he was running at me.

C10-volvo I dont like volvo's but yours looks pretty sweet, I appreciated looking at those pics of your volvo as much as any of the SWB 1/2 tons here. Thankfully it didn't start! Also not to be too specific but it is so easy to get into 90%+ of the garages out there, I do it for a living, not in Texas though! You are the man! Got any pics of the blood on your driveway?

[bagged81]

Glad to hear that you are still in possession of it.

[Low87on20s]

Catch him in my garage, I would have shot him.

[Low87]

That's awesome you got him & hog tied him w/zip ties!
I had some punks break into my truck several years ago, one a 17 yr old who had been released from juvie the day before. The oldest one got a total of 7 years sentence on 4-5 counts. I was surprised they gave him anything.

[N2TRUX]

Too bad you didn't get pics of the @sshole. You could post them on local boards and let everyone know what a litle scumbag he is. I would have at least broken his ankle. That way evey time he takes a step, he remebers what happened....

[Prerunner1982]

should have taken pics of him hogtied, posted them at his school.. glad you got him and that he didnt have a gun or anything. should have roughed him up a bit and just said he was fighting back.

[8t5Silverado]

Your lucky he only wanted your car.

Glad you caught him, but if he would have had a weapon it could have gone the other way.

I would have introduced him to a shotgun

[bigd65]

F A N T A S T I C job dude. most people would have just ran back inside to get the phone. Thats the way to do it kick his @$$ then call the Police to get them, that way the T U R D dont get away

[1FaastC10]

im not sure i'd shoot him. too much hassle of lawsuits if he or his family decided they wanted to press charges on you for it. beat his head on the driveway until he's unconcious, and run over his legs with the car he attempted to steal. "he fell and hit his head when i tackled him, and he must've knocked the car out of gear, because it chased him down, honest officer."

[LOHRTBT]

I have a feeling that I might have hurt him really bad lol!

caught a guy trying to do the same thing in Colorado in my dad's ZR-1 Vette. I mean he had big ballz! he came in the garage no more than 1 minute after we went in the house. had just enough time to take off my shoes....opened the garage to shut the main door and he was in there. jumped up took off running. I grabbed a 10 lb torque wrench and chased after him. He knew the area and chose a neighbors house that had huge gravel rock instead of grass...I chucked the bar at him and hit one leg while he was on the fence...he fell over and took off in teh dark..never found him again. I was pissed he got away.

[Izzy]

You obviously have more restraint than most not to run him over with the volvo, that's what I would have done.

[Low87]

Originally Posted by LOHRTBT

had just enough time to take off my shoes....I was pissed he got away.

THAT is one lucky dude! Can you imagine if the cranktoe had been unleashed on him?

[Izzy]

Originally Posted by Low87

THAT is one lucky dude! Can you imagine if the cranktoe had been unleashed on him?

That would have been a murder charge for sure.

[C-10volvo]

Originally Posted by fiveeightchevy

You obviously have more restraint than most not to run him over with the volvo, that's what I would have done.

haha good call, i dont know if he would fit under it though. if he did, he would get a face full of red hot header. infact, i just lowered it more today. check it out. yes, it rubs..but i have been thinking of upgrading to a 17 inch rim. i have 215/55/15's on there right now.

[zzChevy]

Yeah, How many NRA member are here?