You made me go to Mr. Google as I had no idea who or what a Gladys Kravitz was .
After I made that reference, I realized that folks younger than… let’s say… 65 might not recall that TV sitcom character.
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Well, if the thief “snuck” into the home to steal them, then we’re back at square 1. The same onus applies to the owner whether the keys are left in an unlocked car or an unlocked home.
Now if they broke into the home, certainly there would be some evidence of breaking and entering. And the home owner would mention this to the police.
We’re left with- police: how did you get the keys? thief: they were in the unlocked car. I didn’t break into anything.
What bonehead thief will admit to breaking and entering as well as car theft and get more punishment?
lol … this past summer somebody in the neighborhood complained to the city that one of my garbage cans was spotted still on the street 2 hours past the times it should have been removed according to city code. I got a very nasty legal notice from the city. When I asked the staff there if anybody in the city code enforcement group had actually witnessed this event, no, they were taking the word of the complainer, a Next Door member probably. Next I asked the city staff if there had ever been another complaint about my garbage cans in the past 5 years? About anything related to my garbage can? No. I then pointed out to the city staff person that every day I wake up and decide where I’m going to spend some money, from a city vendor, or elsewhere, so a better way to handle this sort of minor offense is to ignore it unless or until it becomes a continuing problem. “I see” says the staff … lol …
Some recent Nextdoor posts for my area include totally bizarre complaints about purely local issues, for which the complainants have blamed the governor and the POTUS. If you know any Gladys Kravitz types, you should steer them toward that Nextdoor site, where they can commune with similarly poorly-educated Gladys Kravitz busybody wanna-bes.
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Folks shouldn’t allow the Gladys Kravitz - type to bully them, using the local gov’t to do the bullying. Somehow figure out a way shift the problem back so it become GK’s problem. Or make it a city-problem; i.e. give the city an incentive to take it away from you.
I went to a high school re-union a while ago, not saying when so it could be during a GOP era, or a Democrat era. One of the folks there, ex classmate, blamed POTUS on virtually every problem that ever existed, and that POTUS was fully intent to take away every single freedom … lol … This ex-classmate didn’t have many opinions about anything in high school, but goes to show, given enough time, people can come up w/some weird ideas.
My car is in the garage with the key in the dash. If the door is closed, that’s breaking. If the door is open, that’s entering. Either one is not legal.
When we drove into the condo complex for the first time, I parked the car on the curb for a few minutes to go check the house number. An old guy on a bike rode by and yelled that is not a parking place. Same place that requires drape facing the street to be white and garage doors to be closed. Some people are really into things like this. Then we got a report that a contractor trailer used for the clean up had been written on to clean up their mess. Um, that’s what the were hired to do. Guess they just weren’t fast enough. Not to stereotype where a lot of these folks are from, but in Minnesota most of the neighbors would be out their helping to clean up.
Same in Colorado. But unlikely to happen in these parts. Many seem to believe that (to be seen) doing any sort of manual labor makes them appear to be among the lower classes.
I am sure this depends highly on the car, and the insurance policy. If the car is a 20-year old Ford Escort or Chevrolet Cavalier, I’m sure the insurance won’t press too hard about how it got stolen. A brand new 2022 model? They are likely to ask for all the details, although merely forgetting to lock the door should not be sufficient for a denial.
Regardless I will not be locking my cars inside the garage, although they do that themselves from time to time.
I would think leaving your keys/fob in the car, could be construed akin as giving blanket permission for anyone to use the car.
Is leaving keys in car encouraging someone to use it? It is making it more convenient to use it. But you have not given them permission to use it.
I have a two car attached garage. One bay contains one of my collector cars that hasn’t turned a wheel in 35 years, the other bay is filled with “stuff”. My wife’s car is parked in the driveway. It’s insured, and we keep nothing of value in it.
That in itself is a crime of sorts…
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I agree. Im giving it away to a worthy home before year end.
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Probably a moron that financed the car for 6 years and couldn’t afford it. Left they key because of course the car doesn’t belong to him but the bank.
Yes, that is a possibility, but it seems that even folks whose cars are not very valuable are engaging in that same lazy behavior. Today’s local Police Blotter notes the theft of a vehicle valued at $8k, and–once again–it was unlocked and the key had been left inside the vehicle.
Seriously , this is your first contribution . Keys being left in unlocked vehicles is much too common .
Oh, if I only qualified as a worthy home… 
Is this the letter car you occasionally mention?
No, that one is in a garage i rent. This is a 63 lincoln 4 door convertible.
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