[manaboutown]

I always lock my vehicle, even when it is in my garage in case a lowlife jimmies the door. Also, I never leave anything that looks valuable laying on a seat or the floor where it is visible. Skilled thieves know how to easily open locked vehicle doors or break windows. A friend of mine 30 years ago kept her maps in a laptop case. Laptops were large and thick back then so the case was sizable. A thief in broad daylight broke a window in her vehicle in the parking lot while she was in the gym. Pretty funny when they discovered maps instead of a laptop. When I take roadtrips I try to stop at diners and park where I can watch my vehicle through a window while I eat.