Thieves steal suitcases, genealogies

A woman traveling through Oregon has a warning for residents and fellow travelers. Thieves have a new way of breaking into your car. Yvonne Sinnot was traveling from Arizona to her home in Vancouver, B.C. Thursday morning she was packing her car, getting ready to leave her Wilsonville hotel. "When I came out again, my car had been broken into."

Sinnot said she lost everything. "Two suitcases, one of which had all my jewelry in it. All my clothing, my underwear, socks, sweaters, everything is gone." On top of that, she also lost two computers on which she was tracing her family's genealogy. "I'm back 13 or 14 of generations and there are thousands of names and notes."

Let's hope she has backups.

Comments

[Artie Adams]

Maybe I missed something, but was there any explanation of what this "new way of breaking into your car" is? Or is this just a "don't-put-all-your-eggs-in-one-laptop" cautionary tale?

[Russell]

The usual way it's done around here is with a screwdriver and a hammer. They hammer the screwdriver into the lock and twist hard.

They can do it in about the same time it take you to use your key.

Never let anyone see you put something in the trunk and then walk away.

[N. League]

Another thing not to do. Don't open the door, get out, and leave your car running when you see there is something pasted on your rear window. They will jump into your car and be gone before you can blink twice. It's happened here!