Found something interesting today - what would you do?

[ckelly78z]

Enjoy your new tool bag ! Cops can't do anything without a crime.

[fastfredracing]

Originally Posted by javadog

Those are the tools of a car thief.

It sounds like it ,but very doubtful. The days of slide hammering ignition lock cylinders out, or hotwiring cars are long gone .

[javadog]

Nope.

Besides, how often do you see a body shop tech take his favorite slide hammer home for the night?

[wdfifteen]

There was a video on tv of a guy jacking a car. He used a slim Jim to open the door. Had a screw on the end of small slide hammer that he screwed into the key slot and yanked the tumbler and steering wheel lock out. Used some wire to hot wire it and drove off. It took less than a minute.

[Aerkuld]

My thoughts, too, were car thief's tool kit. I could have given a pass on some of those things in a bag, but I couldn't think of many logical reasons for having that selection of things all together. Also, as someone said you don't normally carry your slide hammer around, or take it home for the weekend. I figured someone was perhaps checking out something in the neighborhood, got spooked, dumped it, and would come back for it later and maybe finish what they started. I thought removing it would at least delay them and possibly create enough of a disruption that they'll stay away. For reference, it wasn't my hedge and was actually a couple of blocks from our place.

As for what to do. I've been mulling this over myself and agree with you guys, there was nothing really they could have done without something having actually have happened. I did wonder about keeping the tools, but told the cop to take them away. Too much bad karma associated with those.

Thanks, I appreciate the comments.

[Evans, Marv]

I would have laid the items out with the bag and taken a picture which I would have put on a notice to give out to people in the neighborhood. Maybe the picture would have caused them to be more aware of their surroundings and monitor it more. Lots of things go on at night we're not aware of. A long time ago, I was awakened in the middle of the night by a car being started a bunch of times. I snuck out my front door & looked around and saw a guy siphoning bas into a 5 gal. can down the street. There was a car next to him with a couple of other guys in it. I waited (behind a tree) until they came by to leave and noted the license plate. When I called the police to report it, they looked up the license plate and told me the car had been reported stolen.

[tabs]

Thanks for finding my bag...i forgot where I put it.

[KFC911]

I'd toss that bag inside Look's neighbors' mobile toter....then all the cops

[sugarwood]

Originally Posted by ossiblue

Slide hammer pulls the door, ignition switch/locks or tumblers out in one pull. Bits of wire used to jump ignition to start and run engine. Screw drivers turn ignition assemblies when tumbler removed, or remove certain parts. Just some examples.

Is that to steal a 1978 Chevy Nova?
Can you even do that with modern cars with transponders in the key?

[Shaun @ Tru6]

The Chevy Citation is the next Hagerty car to watch.

[gogriz91]

In my county, the cops would want the bag and would log a report, in San Fran, if you're a taxpayer you are the enemy and you're stealing a car theft or breaking and entering kit from a hero illegal alien or criminal who needs to be loved back in to society.