jheyson =)
09/10/2011, 07:41 PM
Confusion , sadness , and disappointment describe my feelings at the moment when I was first informed that a robber broke a window of my beloved Vehicross.
The motive of such an act of vandalism was a stereo in the back compartment ( behind the back seats) installed by the previous owner. the previous owner cut square whole in the back in order to fit the small stereo. This stereo did not work at all ,which makes the cause of robbery useless. I take some responsibility for not disconnecting the unit to make the car less appealing to ill-intentioned people. The robber did not even take the stereo since it was falling apart. In his attempt to get the stereo , he cut his arm with a side of the broken window, leaving not only his blood sample but also his fingerprints.
When i arrived to the place where my car was broken in, it was like going into one of those spooky crime sceneries, which are common nowadays in TV (ex: Forensic files) . There were numerous police cars, officers ,and detectives at place. I would estimate that 45% of the doors and the windows were covered by a brownish dust substance, which latter I found out that it was being used to collect prints from the robber. I thought at first glance that the robber did more damage to the car , but i was relieved that it was just dust and a broken window.
The funny thing is that when i arrived there , i received a compliment about the car before the police report of attempt of robbery. I assume that for all the officers , it was the first time to see a Vehicross up close..........i think they wanted a ride around town before writing the police report =P ......
The other funny thing is that when i went to a car and glass center to ask about a replacement to my window . All of the 5 guys in the shop where mesmerized by the rarity of the Vehicross that they decided to look around in circles to appreciate the car..... My parents and I were pointing at the broken window , but none of them payed attention to our words. I was like 10 seconds pointing at the window to see if they could fix it , but the first question that i was asked was ..........." what on earth is this thing" . I think that improved my mood ,and It helped me relax ( after all it was just a small window).
Now I am in the search for a new window. It is the small window that has the shape of a parallelogram located in the back(on top of the tail lights). If anyone have any information that can help me put a smile back to my Vehicross, I would trully appreciate, specially now that I am going back to classes in my university this Monday ( what a way to start school =P ...but I hope I can fix it soon)
Officially, I would like to thank VX Kat ( Sue ) for her helpfulness. I just sent her an private message a few minutes ago , and she responded back with useful information that i will have to check out once i finish writing this thread. Once again , Thanks Sue =)
I hope my story serves other members as a remainder to be careful about putting valuable things in the Vehicross when nobody is around, specially if you don't have tinted windows ( like me =P ). The other point that i want to make is that even though you witness that your Vehicross is broken into ,,,DO NOT CONFRONT the robber or robbers. It can be risky to attempt to fight since these type of individuals may be mentally unstable or armed or both. It is better to contact police. Material things come and go but life ....
Have a great weekend all ,and thanks for your time reading my experience as a victim of this disappointing moment for me an my vehicross.
By the way, tomorrow is September 11th ,and i hope everybody value this time of reflection in their own way.
...............God Bless America !!...............
Jheyson,:happyface
The motive of such an act of vandalism was a stereo in the back compartment ( behind the back seats) installed by the previous owner. the previous owner cut square whole in the back in order to fit the small stereo. This stereo did not work at all ,which makes the cause of robbery useless. I take some responsibility for not disconnecting the unit to make the car less appealing to ill-intentioned people. The robber did not even take the stereo since it was falling apart. In his attempt to get the stereo , he cut his arm with a side of the broken window, leaving not only his blood sample but also his fingerprints.
When i arrived to the place where my car was broken in, it was like going into one of those spooky crime sceneries, which are common nowadays in TV (ex: Forensic files) . There were numerous police cars, officers ,and detectives at place. I would estimate that 45% of the doors and the windows were covered by a brownish dust substance, which latter I found out that it was being used to collect prints from the robber. I thought at first glance that the robber did more damage to the car , but i was relieved that it was just dust and a broken window.
The funny thing is that when i arrived there , i received a compliment about the car before the police report of attempt of robbery. I assume that for all the officers , it was the first time to see a Vehicross up close..........i think they wanted a ride around town before writing the police report =P ......
The other funny thing is that when i went to a car and glass center to ask about a replacement to my window . All of the 5 guys in the shop where mesmerized by the rarity of the Vehicross that they decided to look around in circles to appreciate the car..... My parents and I were pointing at the broken window , but none of them payed attention to our words. I was like 10 seconds pointing at the window to see if they could fix it , but the first question that i was asked was ..........." what on earth is this thing" . I think that improved my mood ,and It helped me relax ( after all it was just a small window).
Now I am in the search for a new window. It is the small window that has the shape of a parallelogram located in the back(on top of the tail lights). If anyone have any information that can help me put a smile back to my Vehicross, I would trully appreciate, specially now that I am going back to classes in my university this Monday ( what a way to start school =P ...but I hope I can fix it soon)
Officially, I would like to thank VX Kat ( Sue ) for her helpfulness. I just sent her an private message a few minutes ago , and she responded back with useful information that i will have to check out once i finish writing this thread. Once again , Thanks Sue =)
I hope my story serves other members as a remainder to be careful about putting valuable things in the Vehicross when nobody is around, specially if you don't have tinted windows ( like me =P ). The other point that i want to make is that even though you witness that your Vehicross is broken into ,,,DO NOT CONFRONT the robber or robbers. It can be risky to attempt to fight since these type of individuals may be mentally unstable or armed or both. It is better to contact police. Material things come and go but life ....
Have a great weekend all ,and thanks for your time reading my experience as a victim of this disappointing moment for me an my vehicross.
By the way, tomorrow is September 11th ,and i hope everybody value this time of reflection in their own way.
...............God Bless America !!...............
Jheyson,:happyface