Warning La Marina Theft

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Had the van broken into today outside Lidl. Just popped in for 10 minutes but that was long enough for a screwdriver through the habitation door lock. Luckily alarm sounded and I guess scared them off with just one bag with nothing of any real value inside. Always thought having to leave one of us with van as OTT but have learned the lesson . Guadamar police confirmed lots of criminal activity nearby.
 
jacquigem said:
Had the van broken into today outside Lidl. Just popped in for 10 minutes but that was long enough for a screwdriver through the habitation door lock. Luckily alarm sounded and I guess scared them off with just one bag with nothing of any real value inside. Always thought having to leave one of us with van as OTT but have learned the lesson . Guadamar police confirmed lots of criminal activity nearby.
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Sad state of affairs glad you didn't lose much. shouldn't have to stand guard over things but it looks like the safest bet in some places. Better luck in future.:goodluck::sad: Don't forget Karma's gonna get em
!:dance::hammer::banana:
 
Not the sort of thing I like to read, I hope you get fixed up pronto with no headaches.

I think your location is unfortunate circumstance could quite well have happened in the UK. The difference I guess in the UK we know the hotspots ,becomes a lottery when we travel abroad.

Get sorted , and enjoy the rest of your break.

Channa
 
Not the kind of thing we like to read about.
Glad the thieving lowlife scaly backed b******s didn't take too much.
Hope you get repair done without too much fuss and continue on and enjoy yourselves.
 
Sad to hear that,a good advert for an alarm system-at least it seems to have scared them off without too much missing.Not much consolation really but it could have been worse.

We always have team terrier in the van who are both very protective and would be vocal if anyone tried to break in,I think a potential opportunistic thief would be deterred by the sight of 2 dogs in the van.
 
Thanks for the heads up... hope its not upset you to much .. tis always a surprise and a shock
when it happens ...thanks for making us all a bit more security conscious ... we all appreciate it
 
jacquigem said:
Had the van broken into today outside Lidl. Just popped in for 10 minutes but that was long enough for a screwdriver through the habitation door lock. Luckily alarm sounded and I guess scared them off with just one bag with nothing of any real value inside. Always thought having to leave one of us with van as OTT but have learned the lesson . Guadamar police confirmed lots of criminal activity nearby.
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Reminds me of the time we got bungled over in Bermeo up in the Basque area in 2009. Did you get a Police report ? Reason I ask is, they didn't want to give us one as then it becomes a proper crime they have to record, and looks bad for them and tourism on their figures. If they won't give you a report it could be a sign it's not been officially recorded, which it needs to be.

Glad yur ok.

Chrz Mul.
 
Don't become a victim thinking you can never leave the van alone otherwise you are in danger of becoming a prisoner of the van. Its just a unfortunate incident to put behind you. Keep enjoying your travels and don't dwell on it. :cheers:
 
After reading this post I decided to google alarms for motorhome, more headaches for a newbie,which one do you use and why?. Sorry to the op, hope you are ok.
Mickey.
 
Oh dear sorry to hear that. We're not far from there in the camper park though with cctv. Is given me a warning though to put the chains on the door which we've been lax with. Hope they didn't get much? It certainly put a downer on your journey though doesn't it?
 
mikigough said:
After reading this post I decided to google alarms for motorhome, more headaches for a newbie,which one do you use and why?. Sorry to the op, hope you are ok.
Mickey.
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I have a Sigma alarm fitted to the van.It is mainly designed for cars but works very well with motorhomes too.All the doors(including both garage doors)are alarmed and the internal sensors can be disabled for when the dogs are inside.It's been on the current truck for 4 years,never triggered a false alarm and has been reliable.
 
Mul said:
Reminds me of the time we got bungled over in Bermeo up in the Basque area in 2009. Did you get a Police report ? Reason I ask is, they didn't want to give us one as then it becomes a proper crime they have to record, and looks bad for them and tourism on their figures. If they won't give you a report it could be a sign it's not been officially recorded, which it needs to be.

Glad yur ok.

Chrz Mul.
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A good point, insurance company may well request one. I once had a customer lose his wallet in France the police would not give an incident number when we reported it, their attitude was it was a crime number, and no crime committed, that didn't help the bloke with his insurers.. Eventually they accepted the fact and he was repatriated

Channa
 
I know it's too late now, but as has been said earlier, if we're on the road, we never, ever, go in the shop / supermarket together....what could I possibly add to her shopping experience? I'm on guard !

In 2006, 8 am, we left the aire at Balaruc-le-Bain and went to the massive hyper place outside Sete. I'm sat on the step of the van thinking how much longer can the girl shop, when a French van parks up close by, young (ish) couple exit and go off shopping...along comes a green renault espace, driver gets out, immediatly breaks into the french van....I'm taken aback somewhat, didn't fancy tackling him by myself in case a few of his mates were waiting close by, but I managed to get a photo (several) of him and the car. Lots of bumping and banging as he emptied drawers / cleared shelves, then he came out with a bag full of loot and made his getaway.
The french couple (and my wife) eventually returned, and all the French could say was 'but we're French, why us ?'...anyway, they got the digital images off me. And that's the last I heard, even though I gave them my email address etc.

You've got to leave the van sometimes, but always alarmed with the strap across the door arms.

As an aside, I could still recognise the robber now..he was the spit of Cain Dingle..seriously.

regards

Allen
 
wakk44 said:
Sad to hear that,a good advert for an alarm system-at least it seems to have scared them off without too much missing.Not much consolation really but it could have been worse.

We always have team terrier in the van who are both very protective and would be vocal if anyone tried to break in,I think a potential opportunistic thief would be deterred by the sight of 2 dogs in the van.
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My next door neighbour's house was broken into mid morning through the back door into the kitchen. Two dogs, one a big labrador and a smaller terrier were in the kitchen but the burglar managed to lock them in the dining room - before ramsacking the house!
 
wints said:
I know it's too late now, but as has been said earlier, if we're on the road, we never, ever, go in the shop / supermarket together....what could I possibly add to her shopping experience? I'm on guard !

In 2006, 8 am, we left the aire at Balaruc-le-Bain and went to the massive hyper place outside Sete. I'm sat on the step of the van thinking how much longer can the girl shop, when a French van parks up close by, young (ish) couple exit and go off shopping...along comes a green renault espace, driver gets out, immediatly breaks into the french van....I'm taken aback somewhat, didn't fancy tackling him by myself in case a few of his mates were waiting close by, but I managed to get a photo (several) of him and the car. Lots of bumping and banging as he emptied drawers / cleared shelves, then he came out with a bag full of loot and made his getaway.
The french couple (and my wife) eventually returned, and all the French could say was 'but we're French, why us ?'...anyway, they got the digital images off me. And that's the last I heard, even though I gave them my email address etc.

You've got to leave the van sometimes, but always alarmed with the strap across the door arms.

As an aside, I could still recognise the robber now..he was the spit of Cain Dingle..seriously.

regards

Allen
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So do you go out for meals and drinks separately ? Sounds like the perfect marriage .
Sorry I can't see the point in your van being a prison having to be guarded all the time .
 
alcam said:
So do you go out for meals and drinks separately ? Sounds like the perfect marriage .
Sorry I can't see the point in your van being a prison having to be guarded all the time .
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Very funny...
Read what I wrote...'when on the road...' ie travelling to a site.

When we get there, obviously we leave the van and go out...happily married thanks.

Friends of ours got robbed while they were sat outside their van...robber sneaked in through un-locked passenger door. That was at Chartre Municipal site.

Allen
 
wints said:
Very funny...
Read what I wrote...'when on the road...' ie travelling to a site.

When we get there, obviously we leave the van and go out...happily married thanks.

Friends of ours got robbed while they were sat outside their van...robber sneaked in through un-locked passenger door. That was at Chartre Municipal site.

Allen
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Sorry you said 'when we're on the road' , I just assumed you meant when you were travelling
 
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