millbank Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 It took All-Star pitcher Roger Clemens 20 years to rack up 300 wins -- a feat for which his team rewarded him with a brand-new orange Hummer. On Wednesday, police say, it took thieves just a few minutes to make off with the hulking vehicle after Clemens' son drove it to school and left it unlocked. School district police issued a statewide all-points bulletin statewide asking people to keep an eye out for the Hummer, which was stolen from Memorial High School at about 8:30 a.m. "I talked with Roger about it a little," said Chuck Brawner, chief of the Spring Branch Independent School District police. "That Hummer was given to him by the New York Yankees for his 300th win." Rogers Hummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Lock your ($75,000) car doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 It took All-Star pitcher Roger Clemens 20 years to rack up 300 wins -- a feat for which his team rewarded him with a brand-new orange Hummer.On Wednesday, police say, it took thieves just a few minutes to make off with the hulking vehicle after Clemens' son drove it to school and left it unlocked. School district police issued a statewide all-points bulletin statewide asking people to keep an eye out for the Hummer, which was stolen from Memorial High School at about 8:30 a.m. "I talked with Roger about it a little," said Chuck Brawner, chief of the Spring Branch Independent School District police. "That Hummer was given to him by the New York Yankees for his 300th win." Rogers Hummer 284830[/snapback] Sucks to be him. Maybe the kid will learn to lock the door next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 I didn't know people stole unlocked vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachChuckDickerson Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Could you even imagine being in HS and driving a Hummer? WTF. Gee thanks dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Ouch...this hits a little close to home for me..... I am on the vurge of buying a classic ford mustang for my son. He wont be able to drive it for another 2 years so I will spend that time takeing care of the "little things" that need to be done with it. Any suggestions on a good alarm system folks? I would prefer something that zaps someone if they even think about stealing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 I'm cutting and pasting this, since the board I got it from requires registration to view it. But if you want to check it out, go to: MR2 Owners Club Some is specific to the MR2, but you can get some ideas on how to install an alarm.... Winter is here and its getting dark around 5pm here in Philadelphia, so car thieves come out earlier. Here are some of the methods I use when installing a alarm on custom cars or my own car. I installed car alarms for 3 years during High School, have a Master MECP from Mobile Dynamics and I live in Center City Philadelphia and have seen many theft recovers, many of my customers already had alarms (installed at a local "alarm shop" and not by me) and their car was still stolen. I thought of many ways of protecting a car under attack. Since growing up in the city, many of my friends where car thieves themselves and even they had me install their alarms. Having friends as car thieves back in high school taught me how car thieves really think and how to protect and slow them down. Any place can install your alarm, its easy to connect wires and make them chirp and blink, but I don't think its really going to protect your car under a full blown attack. In the years I did install alarms only 4 cars out of about 120 alarms I installed where stolen. Many of the cars install where still broken into, But the thieves gave up and ran away. The 4 cars that where stolen was stolen by a tow truck, person left keys in the car, forgot to turn on alarm, and one car jacking. I am not saying your car will not be stolen but with these tips if done right will give a very good thief a VERY hard time. 1 tip: Disconnect the hood lever and hide it. When you need to open your hood just pull on the cable with your hands. Prevents a Battery attack. Wrap the cable with black tape to make it just look like another 10 gauge wire under your dash. 2 tip: Disconnect the driver side lock linkage. Your going to have keyless entry anyways and if your battery dies or alarms acts up, just use the key on the passenger side. Prevents Slim-Jim's on driver door, and the common screwdriver under the door handle attack. Also Cuts %50 off break-ins because you only have 2 doors. Most break-ins happen on driver side door. 3 tip: When installing a Alarm NEVER use the valet switch, just wrap the valet switch around the brain.. if they found the brain they don't need the valet switch anyways. I install my alarms in Active re-arm mode, not a in passive which I hate because its such a pain in the ass when your working on your car or pumping gas. Active re-arming means the alarm doesn't turn on itself but WILL turn back on if you dis-arm your car but DON'T open a door in 30 secs. Its for the times you accidentally hit your alarm button in your house. 4: tip: For the MR2 when installing a alarm I think the best place to put the "Brain" in a MR2 mkII turbo is above the Front air vents behind the radio, then wrap the wires in loom and run them down and thru the dash... when a car thief looks under the steering wheel to rip wires out he won't see anything but the big air vent under your kness 5: For the MR2 the hard part was placement of the siren, I run the wire on the back side of the fender after removing the weather guard in the fenderwell and then placed the siren behind the front bumper (where "The Beast" has the brake ducts) Sounds like a pain in the ass to due, but Most car thives just cut the siren wire and that shuts it up. Most shops just puts the siren in plain view under the hood or engine lid. "Where is your siren??" They just open the door, pull the hood and rip the siren out, 10 secs tops. 6: Dis-connect the truck lock linkage, I have power truck release so I just use that. Prevents truck break-ins. I have 94+ lights so I shaved both my revs lights and lock for a smoove look and saved over $120 on the lock and rev lights. I just use $20 side marker lights under my veilside bumper for rev lights. 7: A lot of times thives use this method of break-ins called Pop-in the glass out, done on the driver side mostly. Its when they stick a screw driver on top of your glass and just pry your glass out far enough to stick their hand or slim-jim in your car and hit the power lock button or lock lever over. The Glass on your car is very strong and will not break, its very easy to do on a T-Top and MR2's because we don't have a frame on top of the glass on the door. To Prevent this disconnect the lock lever on the driver side handle and wire a Relay with the starter output to shut off the power door lock switch when the alarm is armed. Test the wire that is the neg pulse given out at the switch, this is a pain in the ass to due, but this break in method is VERY common. Anyone who has locked themselves out and used a hanger to open the door knows how much the glass can flex out of the door, and most people are scared of pulling on the glass as much because its their car... car thives don't care if the glass breaks. 8: Don't EVER use those stupid Blue LED Scanners... I think the red ones are fine, but for some reason the color blue atracts thives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin in Va Beach Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Ouch...this hits a little close to home for me..... I am on the vurge of buying a classic ford mustang for my son. He wont be able to drive it for another 2 years so I will spend that time takeing care of the "little things" that need to be done with it. Any suggestions on a good alarm system folks? I would prefer something that zaps someone if they even think about stealing it. 284880[/snapback] Get a Trunk Monkey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 A statewide all-points bulletin for a stolen car? Must be a slow crime day in Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taterhill Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 my kids first car will be a beater car....just like I got Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 I would first check to see which students were absent from school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiew Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 my kids first car will be a beater car....just like I got You're smart - and if he pays something toward it he will apreciate it. And he'll be much more inclined to lock the damn thing and show some responsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theesir Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Hummers look so stupid that they may have left it unlocked on purpose just hoping someone would take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 You're smart - and if he pays something toward it he will apreciate it. And he'll be much more inclined to lock the damn thing and show some responsibility. 284989[/snapback] The car I just bought my son is not completely finished.....I am going to have him help with the rest of the improvement so he will appreciate it more. Nobody actually bought me my first car......I bought a used Mazda RX7 and paid for it on a Air Force Credit Union Loan...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Honestly, ITS A FRIGGIN ORANGE HUMMER! Thats going to be difficult to find, seeing how it will blend right in with everyday traffic... (/sarcasm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunBillsBacker Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 My first thought after reading this is the point of view of the Parents of the kids who stole the damn thing. Imagine getting a call from the police saying that your bastard child stole a $100,000 hummer from a student today, so now you have to dish out $100,000 for a new hummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Sucks to be him. Maybe the kid will learn to lock the door next time. 284838[/snapback] Yeah, not like daddy can afford to buy him a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 I know he got his free and all, but anyone who drives on of these POS gas pigs should be officially listed as a certified moron... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 It took All-Star pitcher Roger Clemens 20 years to rack up 300 wins -- a feat for which his team rewarded him with a brand-new orange Hummer.On Wednesday, police say, it took thieves just a few minutes to make off with the hulking vehicle after Clemens' son drove it to school and left it unlocked. School district police issued a statewide all-points bulletin statewide asking people to keep an eye out for the Hummer, which was stolen from Memorial High School at about 8:30 a.m. "I talked with Roger about it a little," said Chuck Brawner, chief of the Spring Branch Independent School District police. "That Hummer was given to him by the New York Yankees for his 300th win." Rogers Hummer 284830[/snapback] Did u get an address so we can send the Clemens's some money?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 A statewide all-points bulletin for a stolen car? Must be a slow crime day in Texas. 284957[/snapback] Try to get a statewide all-points bulletin for YOUR hummer. It's for an athelete's car. Didn't you know they were special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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