Theft of GPS Unit from Towing Vehicle

[Greg H]

Should I leave why wallet open, It's empty too?

[CD Smith]

If my Escalade gets stolen I call OnStar, they tell the police where its at, they go arrest the thief, and I get my vehicle back.

[Francesca Knowles]

Too bad Brian's stolen GPS unit wasn't an Onstar device!
Maybe he could have gotten it back when the thieves powered it up...

Francesca

[Carol H]

Originally Posted by Ian-Vicki

AH the joys of living in Smallville. We leave the keys in the truck, the house is unlocked 24/365, even when we are off-Island and our friends are welcome to whatever is in our fridge - and we to theirs. Been 4 years since anyone stole a vehicle on the Island and that was a drunk who stole the fire truck. Hard to get on the ferry unnoticed.
More concerns in campgrounds than at home.
cheers
Ian

LOL how I so miss the Island life!

[Carol H]

Originally Posted by CD Smith

If my Escalade gets stolen I call OnStar, they tell the police where its at, they go arrest the thief, and I get my vehicle back.

I suspect in the not to distant future anything GPS capable will have a tracking feature. The Iphone does. If I loose my phone I can go to any computer and check on where it is. If I left it unlocked I can lock it and send a message to the screen asking who ever has it to call me. If they dont call I can also delete everthing off of it from the computer. A friend dropped his phone one morning while we were skiing. We went on line just in time to see the phone walking into the mountains lost and found building. :-)

[Brian Van Snell]

Originally Posted by Carol H

I suspect in the not to distant future anything GPS capable will have a tracking feature. The Iphone does. If I loose my phone I can go to any computer and check on where it is. If I left it unlocked I can lock it and send a message to the screen asking who ever has it to call me. If they dont call I can also delete everthing off of it from the computer. A friend dropped his phone one morning while we were skiing. We went on line just in time to see the phone walking into the mountains lost and found building. :-)

Carol:

Good thinking! I have not been able to find a portable GPS unit that has that feature yet, but perhaps they will come. Garmin does have a "lock" feature on some of their GPS units so the "go home" risk is less. This article says that GPS units are the most frequent thing stolen from cars:
GPS Theft On The Rise - Windshield Mounts Tip Off Thieves (GPSmagazine.com)

Brian