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HadEnough
Explorer
Aug 08, 2018

Attempted Break In

This morning we had someone try to break in. It was only a crime of opportunity, but it was the first time I've experienced this in the past approximately 600 nights traveling and sleeping in the RV.

There was a rental truck parked next to us. I was already awake at 6am or so and heard someone trying to open our main RV door 3 times. They gave it a good forceful pull and gave up after they found it was locked and wasn't going to open easily.

I started paying attention to what was going on outside after hearing this. All the windows were open.

I saw the would be thief walk up the passenger side of the RV and get into the rented truck he was driving!

He looked up at the RV a few times after getting in the truck. I could see him but he couldn't see me.

I took pictures of his license plate, of him, of everything.

But... Makes no sense to report it since he was driving a rental truck anyway. Can't get him fired for it. He's renting a truck. It was a rental box truck probably full of stolen goods anyway.

FYI, this happened in Ottawa, Ontario Canada.

And to the gun conversation... Mine is in storage because it's difficult to take them across borders. The one time I don't have it on me, I'm wishing I had it as a backup plan. What if this guy was successful or pried the door open. May have turned out differently.
  • maybe so. plenty of folks believe that all it takes is to pass laws. many of those folks are called politicians.
  • BB_TX wrote:
    Was this an RV Park? Campground? Parking lot?



    I assume this was never answered? My guess would be highway reststop, truck stop, or Walmart parking lot, and most likely never will be now that the thread has morphed into a combination libapalooza / NRA dissertation LOL.
  • Ralph Cramden wrote:
    BB_TX wrote:
    Was this an RV Park? Campground? Parking lot?



    I assume this was never answered? My guess would be highway reststop, truck stop, or Walmart parking lot, and most likely never will be now that the thread has morphed into a combination libapalooza / NRA dissertation LOL.


    I never saw a reply to the location of the incident. My guess is same as yours. A guy in a rental truck pulling up alongside an RV in a campground would have to drive over or wade through the picnic table, flamingoes, dog pen, and grill.
  • By reporting to the police, they would likely at least stop him and ask to see inside the rental truck and as he likely had already stolen things, they would have him. They would have probable cause to at least do that. And remember, although bear spray (you can bring it into Canada from the US) is designed for bears, it would work just fine in a pinch for a two legged predator. I would be really worried about someone who would open a door early in the morning of a camper with a vehicle likely close indicating occupancy. If they don't care that someone is in the trailer, that would make me very nervous. Of course since they are Canadian, they would likely be very polite about doing you harm.
  • JaxDad's avatar
    JaxDad
    Explorer III
    Gdub2 wrote:
    I don't care were we have traveled to whether it was Canada or Mexico
    Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson or the Glock brothers always go with us.
    Have never had the TV or TT searched ever.


    Wow!

    I can’t believe someone would brag about being a criminal on a public forum.
  • Like every other gun thread...

    CLOSED

    They'll never learn....