No need for this sort of S**t - Help a poor guy here..

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From another board, this is serious :(

"I heard knock on my door, I was watching the Man Utd game and working on my laptop in on the Lounge dining table. I ignored the first knock but when the door knocked again I went to the front door and opened the door. Just as I turned the key in the door the figure who was standing about eight feet back from the door rushed the door and knocked me over at the moment three other males rushed into my hall shouting "We have got a gun, where are your car keys"

I was bundled to the floor by the four males and they picked me up and bundled me into the lounge still shouting "Where are your car keys, we have a gun" I was pushed onto the settee and a pillow was put over my face and was told not to look. They also at this point took the car keys, my wallet with my credit cards and 20 in cash and driving license. They also took my HP PDA, Motorola V3 and also my Samsung Mobile. Amazingly they never took my Omega Speedmaster that was next to my wallet and phone. The cheeky gits also took my laptop and the last guy out even came back to ask were the power adaptor was for the laptop. They made two errors though which have left vital DNA on the scene which I wont go into and the police reckon if they have previous they will get them. They also left a stolen escort running outside my house with more DNA on it.

The police were there withn fifteen minutes and stayed for three hours and CID and SOC were also on site within half an hour. My parents were also round within half an hour and six mates were round and my family and mats have been ace.

Today I still feel shook up, stayed at my parents last night and now just want to scrub my house from top to bottom as it feels dirty. I have lost my pride and joy but part of me cant care about that, it is insured with Gap insurance. At present I am more pissed that my phone with all my numbers has gone and also my laptop has gone with all my work on there and e-mails.

The R32 is greatly admired by the wrong people and at the moment I dont think I want that car back or an R32 again. With my gap insurance I think I will get about four thousand back cash after I have paid off my finance. If you have an R32 be careful, mine was locked and is always parked behind gates at night, but the half an hour I left it on my drive before I put it away was enough for them to take it. Having a gun next to your temple has put my love of fast cars into perspective. Is it worth it seeing my mom, brother and best mate crying last night when they thought I could be shot is a sobering vision."

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Car details are

Blue Golf R32 Reg DV 03 OMW, black leather Konigs, 6CD in dash usual R32 spec, stolen from Olton, Solihull at 6.10PM on Sunday 14 November 2004. Any news speak to your local police ASAP.

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These cars arent hard to spot, the look the nuts and stand out big time, please keep your eyes peeled for this and hopefully help anyone else having to go through such a terrible ordeal :(
 
Poor guy, you don't expect it at home do you?

Here's a pic of a Golf R32 if you aren't familiar.

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Makes you wonder if its even worth having nice things when that sort of thing can happen. Esp if you have a partner/kids etc.....

Chances are the car was stolen to be used in another crime so WILL be driven around at least this week. MO doesnt fit ringers or steel to order thiefs who are usually a lot more professional. This was a viloent gang and the police are treating it a lot more seriously than the uaual car theft...
 
similar thing happened to my mate in Manchester who has a Golf GTi!!

fookers!!!

Hope they get them and it all works out for you.
 
I do not understand why he would just open the door to strangers. By the way N8, are tasers legal in UK? That's a good non-lethal weapon to have at home.

Cheers,

LagunaBeachCA
 
By the way N8, are tasers legal in UK?
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Dont know if Joe public can have them but the police are trying them out at the moment, they killed someone with one earlier this year :eek:
 
I have sent an e-mail to BBC to find out the legality of Tasers in the UK. I will let y'all know what I find out. In the meanwhile, if someone does know the answer, then please enlighten us.

The person that died probably was on drugs. There have been a few folks that died after being struck by tasers in the US, but they were all on drugs.

Cheers,

LagunaBeachCA
 
And er, why shouldnt the guy have opened his door? Everyone i know would answer their door if someone knocked on it :confused: Guess this guy wont again though :(
 
I guess I should have been more specific. I think that while answering the door is understood, it is "ill-advised" to open the door to strangers. I guess it boils down to the environment one is brought up in.

Europeans generally are more aware of their surroundings, and are better than us Americans and far less prone to put themselves in precarious situations. Since, I spent half of my growing up years in ME/S.Asia, where kids are brought much more aware of their surroundings, simple precautionary steps as not opening the door to strangers is second nature.

However, N8, I definitely see your point when you say that "Everyone i know would answer their door if someone knocked on it ". The only difference is how to answer the door. Finally, thanks for the feedback on the Taser issue.

Cheers,

LagunaBeachCA
 
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