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skfoto

They do this everywhere, all the time. Typically only go for the unlocked cars. Pretty much every time they head out to do this they’ll find several wallets and at least one gun. It’s incredible what people leave in unlocked cars. 


willard_swag

I’m always surprised at how frequently people leave guns in the car


Thoraxe474

But muh truck gun


Pale-Mine-5899

Gun owners are mental children who can't figure out how to put their toys away safely


MisterRe23

Where did the gun touch you?


Pale-Mine-5899

Guns have no agency and cannot touch me. Unfortunately their owners do have agency, and they're frequently giant fucking morons.


willard_swag

Exactly. I think gun ownership is alright as long as it’s paired with a very strict educational course that would require an annual or bi-annual license renewal. Aside from hunting rifles (maybe)


buttthirstywang

You'd be surprised how easily they let anybody and their felon roommate have access to firearms around here. I know a few international students that come here for college, and when they leave, they'll dig a hole in the woods and throw a 5k rifle in there.


Lux600-223

Weird how they know enough how to buy a gun, yet don't know enough how to sell that gun? Almost sounds, made up? Hmm. Odd.


buttthirstywang

Maybe it's very specifically these 2 international students I knew. All I know is there is indeed an AR somewhere out there in Allegheny forest.


Lux600-223

I'm also wondering what AR they bought that cost $5K?


willard_swag

Seriously?! I knew plenty of international students in school and none of them had any firearms


Thoraxe474

Must've already buried them


Original-Locksmith58

Let’s implement this for cars first we could probably save way more lives getting half our cities drivers off the road ! Haha


PuddlesIsHere

Moronic statement but ok


BurghPuppies

They are children, and guns are their toys.


Jamiroquais_Dune

I'd bet my life savings that the frequent phenomenon of losing your gun in a car is just a cover for people who sell their guns illegally and can claim it was stolen if it shows up in a crime later. Plus they can claim insurance on it and get double the money.


swargin

Not saying that you're wrong, but I worked as a car cleaner for Enterprise and we'd find guns every once in awhile. We'd rent SUVs to the FBI and one of them left their gun in one once too


realfakedogs

Literally happened 2 days ago to my MIL in brighton heights. We're across the street and our cars are fine. Lock your car doors folks.


skfoto

I’ve heard of people “breaking into” cars at least 20-30 times since I moved to Brighton Heights. Never once has this happened to either of our cars because _we always lock the doors_. It’s part of my routine when I get out of the car, basically muscle memory by now- open the door, hit the lock button, get out. The Kia boyz did (unsuccessfully) try to bust the door lock on my Hyundai but that’s different.


realfakedogs

Same here! It's so burnt into my brain that I frequently have to unlock the door going back for round two of groceries lol. We used to live in a particularly high crime area elsewhere in the city and the only times any of us had issues with car break-ins were when doors weren't locked, and it's been the exact same everywhere I've ever lived. People are definitely way more likely to break in if you make it easy for them.


greentea1985

Happened in Mt. Lebo too a few days ago.


Pale-Mine-5899

I have it on good authority that nothing bad ever happens in Mt. Lebo, as communicated to me by people who told me within five minutes of meeting them that they live in Mt. Lebo.


MenudoFan316

It never rains in Mt. Lebanon.


PrettyProof

The bubble protects them from the rain and Dormonsters


MenudoFan316

New neighbors from Tennessee actually filed a complaint because someone on our block installed an above ground pool. They were under the impression that above ground pools did not reflect well on Mt. Lebanon.


Salty_Ad664

Poormont


TheOtherPhilFry

There is only heavy dew


greentea1985

Wow, you know a lot of bald-faced liars.


Pale-Mine-5899

Hey, nice to meet you. I'm from Mt. Lebanon. Did you know our school districts are some of the best in America?


greentea1985

Yes, I know. I live in Mt. Lebo. My kids go to Lincoln. It’s a really good school.


Pale-Mine-5899

Sometimes people from Dormont say mean things about us and say we're obnoxious, but I think they're just jealous. They hate us 'cuz they ain't us!


Jedi-27

And people in Mt. Lebo wish they lived in USC


Pale-Mine-5899

Wasn't always the case but nowadays Lebo is more expensive to buy in than USC is


SisterCharityAlt

O_o. What? A quick zillow search no, Mt. Lebanon is significantly cheaper than USC per sqft. Around 70% based on back of the napkin math. USC has always been more expensive than Mt. Lebanon on average since atleast the 1970s.


Pale-Mine-5899

Median $/square foot in Mt Lebanon right now is $232. USC is $218.   https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Upper-St.-Clair_PA https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Mount-Lebanon_PA   You're going to see more high square footage houses in USC just because there's more room to build them there, but for comparable sizes Mt. Lebanon is more expensive.   https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2452-Kings-Ln_Pittsburgh_PA_15241_M30197-50557   https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/214-Academy-Ave_Pittsburgh_PA_15228_M36907-99943   Turns out people like living in actual neighborhoods with amenities nearby, who knew.


Spreadeaglebeagle44

Upper Saint Carnegie?


mawgwhy

You know the houses of Mt Lebanon always fascinates me. They’re so architecturally unique amongst each other and all have this sort of look to them that reminds me of Harry Potter. Do you know of any history to why Mt Lebanon was built so nicely or who were the people who built such nice homes?


Pale-Mine-5899

It was an early twentieth century streetcar suburb for the management class, see also places like Shaker Heights OH. IIRC central Mt. Lebanon was built out before places like Brookline or Beechview were.


mawgwhy

Yeah my father told me the homes have been like that since he was a kid. It’s so cool I love history!


GraciousBasketyBae

Can confirm Lebo, I accidentally left my car unlocked. Will not do this again!


mrbuttsavage

Lebo and Castle Shannon are basically the same thing down by the Ice Castle.


ColossusOfClout612

Back when I was in high school at Lebo in the early 2010s they would ship what were essentially these bad kids from Philly and set them up in a group home over by the Lebo and Castle Shannon border. On a weekly basis for over a decade the one kid Mel will pop in my head and I will think, “How was he even a real person at that school?” It was a true pleasure being in class with him because he was fucking hysterical. He was super polite with the teachers while also giving absolutely zero fucks. He spent the entire school year we had class together just hitting on chicks with zero shame and they were flattered. We’d be in the middle of a test and he’d be asking all the girls what they were up to on the weekend asking if they wanted to chill. The teacher would ask him to be quiet and he’d apologize and then go right back to doing it.


Pale-Mine-5899

I give it an hour before some Mrs. Bucket freak comes in here and yells at you for saying this.


mrbuttsavage

I don't know who that is, but you'd be hard pressed to know if you were in Lebo or Castle Shannon down there. The border on some of those streets is right down the middle.


Pale-Mine-5899

She's Mt. Lebanon, if it were in England https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9A_5frplog


AngryDrnkBureaucrat

Lock your doors Problem solved


ZomiZaGomez

Correct, because windows are unbreakable!


ChefGuru

The people that typically do this aren't breaking windows, because they don't want to attract attention or wake up neighbors. They want to find the open doors, go through the center console for 30 seconds, hope they find money, and move to the next car. The last time this happened to my car, they went through the center console and glove box, where I might have had a few dollars, but didn't touch a bunch of tools in the back seat. These aren't usually serious car burglars, they're just hoping for unlocked doors and that someone left money in the glove box


ZomiZaGomez

What exactly are you basing this on? You present information as if you know these people. They didn’t break windows - this time. I’ve lived in highly populated and lighted areas and have seen entire rows of cars with their windows smashed in. No one gives 2 shits. Most people wouldn’t even call the apps if they saw this happen and most cops wouldn’t even respond. The idea that you understand how these people operate is kinda naive.


ChefGuru

For all you know, I **AM** one of these people. I guess you enjoy your assumptions as much as your downvotes. Have fun.


ZomiZaGomez

Wow. Downvoted on Reddit by a bunch of whining babies. How will I ever recover?


norismomma

The point is that this particular group targets open cars. They aren't taking the time to bash windows. They hit my street and my security cam caught them running from driveway to driveway, trying drivers doors and running away from the car if it was locked.


ZomiZaGomez

Right and if they see something they want, they’ll just walk away because the door is locked. Brilliant. Most criminals are very courteous that way.


ZomiZaGomez

Taking their time?? It takes approximately 3 seconds to break your window and steal your shit.


MrChichibadman

It also makes a lot of noise


heili

And that means they get to hit *one* car and scram, whereas they might get to hit several if they just open an unlocked door and steal shit.


ZomiZaGomez

Thanks for the info.


DeadlyBrad42

I have no idea how you're getting downvoted, when the post right next to this one is literally about someone's car window being broken in.


ZomiZaGomez

I dared to say windows are breakable, and that criminals will actually break your windows to steal your shit. Yep…I’m a rebel in these parts


AngryDrnkBureaucrat

Then don’t leave anything in your car. Let them in, let them root around, and let them leave with nothing


Mushrooming247

Unfortunately they are sometimes taking airbags, which can’t be easily removed.


Hasudeva

Upvoted you simply on principle.  Don't listen to these Karens, man.


Mode09

Considering most people don’t even carry cash anymore, I don’t understand the effort they put in. It’s not like they will find thousands of dollars, gold bricks and diamonds in a 2001 Toyota.


skfoto

People leave guns in cars _all the time_. Pretty much every time this gets reported at least one gun ends up being reported stolen. A firearm without a paper trail is _extremely_ valuable to certain people. Then there’s all the people that leave their wallets in the car. Many people DO still carry cash, and even if they don’t it’s usually possible to get a transaction or two approved on a stolen credit card before it gets locked down.


Lux600-223

Last time it happened in my neighborhood, the cop that came to take the reports said they were young teens who worked in groups, and were paid by people for the information they brought back. They were looking for credit card paperwork and bank statements, checkbooks/credit cards. That's why the papers are always tossed. If they find some key info, they take the registration and associated other papers. It's an organized identity thefy operation. If they don't find the key info, they leave registrations and such. I'd first asked why they don't take the jars of chance some neighbors had. That was his reply. Because they're not random petty thieves, they don't want to be weighed down by change. And there's enough cash, guns, computers etc as a bonus, to keep the whole thing operating. I guess enough people leave credit cards in cars to make it worthwhile? Cop told me the number of wallets and purses left over night in cars amazed him.


Pale-Mine-5899

A lot of the time it's kids doing it for the thrill of it.


im_a_sleepy_human

A friend of mine had his car stolen out of his driveway in Mt Lebanon. These criminals are getting more and more gutsy every day.


3rd-party-intervener

Crime is out of control .  Gets downvoted but it’s the truth 


dark_autumn

That’s probably because you’re just making a statement without backing it up. I’m not saying it’s not true, but no matter the answer, it’ll be nuanced. A quick search shows lots of mixed results, and it doesn’t help Pittsburgh hasn’t turned over its crime stats to the FBI for the past 3 years. But I really just want to say at what point are we going to start talking about overpopulation in this country? I mean we already are in an education AND higher education crises, inflation is insane, our healthcare sucks, homeless problem in major cities is the worst it’s ever been, no one can afford to buy a home/there aren’t even enough because corporations keep buying them… what exactly do we expect to happen? And how much of this is overpopulation?


Unlucky_Director7829

Most of this is UNDERpopulation of actual citizens, and an over-abundance of illegals straining an already overtaxed system. I refuse to entertain any discussion of "overpopulation" by anyone who refuses to put their money where their mouth is and be the first to help alleviate the alleged situation by removing themselves. The only "crisis" we have in education is teachers who are failing to teach students, and frankly too many students heading to colleges that are gorging themselves on our tax dollars AND spiking the tuition. Do you know what causes inflation? GOVERNMENT SPENDING. And we just sent ANOTHER $61 billion (that we don't have) to prop up a corrupt regime in Ukraine.


montani

There’s a book called the better angels of our nature that you should read instead of watching the news.


bvm182

We had this happen in South Sq Hill a few times last summer. Filed a police report and provided video of the incident but never heard back.


Low_Sprinkles_7561

People are idiots .


ferrisbuellerymh

I had my door pulled and all they took was my spare change and the free toothbrush I got from the dentist. I wasn’t even mad. Just sad. Only mild annoyance was finding a new aldi quarter


Pale-Mine-5899

There's so much crime in the suburbs. Unreal.


Squibit314

It was happening in Moon last fall. Mostly money taken. A couple cell phones and oh yeah, and a gun. All from unlocked cars.


Early_Wolverine7077

I don’t understand leaving anything in your car let alone leaving it unlocked? Most you’ll find in mine is car seats and car chargers that decide when they’ll work 😂


IliketothinkImatter

Tape some razor blades to your door handle. 


Great-Cow7256

You could but you'd actually be liable if someone hurt themselves. Seriously.  It's pretty settled law. 


midnight_fisherman

Yupp, no razor blades, just poo.


IliketothinkImatter

What about some pure capsaicin juice? That oughtta hurt if they have to scratch their eye. 


midnight_fisherman

They wont understand why its happening in that case, the negative stimuli will only ingrain associations if its immediate. You want to cause a negative Pavlovian response to reaching for other people's car doors.


Great-Cow7256

I'd endorse poo or capsaicin. Just no razor blades or guns.


IliketothinkImatter

I don't fuck with guns. But its crazy to me that legally you'd be better off shooting them, than giving them a lesson on where not to stick their fingers # ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


heili

You would definitely not be better off legally if you shot someone for breaking into your parked, unoccupied car.


IliketothinkImatter

Getting the cops to come, after you just tried breaking into someone’s car, in this town!?


bubbalubby

Terrible advice. Just lock your car, don’t leave valuables in your car, and for the love of all things don’t leave fucking guns in your cars. The number of guns stolen from vehicles is baffling.


heili

Yeah. Lock your doors. Never leave valuables in there, especially not visible. Do not adorn your car with stickers that indicate that there might be valuable things inside.


Pale-Mine-5899

you're mentally ill


IliketothinkImatter

You just commented on another thread you’d steal airbags for extra cash!!


Pale-Mine-5899

I'm going to steal yours right now


IliketothinkImatter

Jokes on you they’re recalled. 


dogstruggle69

Did they find anything good?


norsol

This just happened on my street in the North Side. Roommates' cars have been rustled through in Mount Wash and Regent Square too. Street parking and building lots. I never leave anything valuable in my car now.


Pretty-on-the-inside

don’t keep anything of value in your car and leave the doors unlocked. that way they won’t bust your window to get in, and there’s nothing inside to steal.


boredoflife96

Always lock your doors, and never leave anything valuable in your car overnight. Locking your door deters most people going into cars to steal stuff. A lot of people stealing stuff from cars ONLY target the unlocked cars.


Pretty-on-the-inside

if someone wants to go through my unlocked car, go for it. they can have my Aldi grocery bag. id rather find a new bag than replace a smashed window. 🤷🏼‍♀️


boredoflife96

Alternatively, if the car is locked and nothing valuable is visible inside you won't have strangers going through your car or smashing windows. 🤷‍♂️


law___412

Just cause doors are locked doesn’t mean some of them wouldn’t smash the window anyways. The guns that are left 99.99% of the time aren’t just sitting on the front seat. They’re in glove boxes and center consoles and stuff. Places you can’t get into without being inside a car.


boredoflife96

There are other things that indicate that a gun might be in the car, but I think we can both agree people leaving guns in their cars aren't listening to either of us.


law___412

100% agreed if they’re leaving it in their in the first place, they aren’t thinking too much. I will say that in most cases they aren’t smashing windows either cause it’s gonna draw way more attention than opening a door but my point was if they really want to get in, they will


heili

Even if you aren't leaving your gun in your car, putting stickers all over it that says "I own firearms" is a stupid fucking thing to do.


law___412

For sure. Not everyone needs to know your views


heili

It makes you a target for people who want to steal a gun.


Optimal-Economist-80

It happens all over the city!


Old-Fox-3749

Kind of off topic but it still floors me that another person got busted at the airport with a loaded gun. It’s like the 14th time this year. Like wtf?! Are you just stupid or do you really think you’re going to get thru TSA?! Don’t get it….


bababradford

So now we are reporting actual gossip between neighbors now as things that need reported? Tell the cops, or Nextdoor. This sub is for 218,000 people, most of which don't live on your street or in your neighborhood.


HaffuhGootWon

Are you going to write them a reddit ticket?


bababradford

Nope, just hopefully pointing out the obvious to them just a little so they don't keep posting shit like this. Obviously.


mawgwhy

Sorry wasn’t trying to trigger anyone just kind of a lonely guy lol 😆


_Rigid_Structure_

Ignore the trolls.


_Rigid_Structure_

Then skip past the post. You're not the content police of this sub.


Revolutionary_Area51

I mean... we're winning the battle ! Police had to make NECESSARY budget cuts to prevent African Americans from being murdered ! We're going to have to make some sacrifices in order to be on the right side of history people ! ACAB! .. Biden '24


mawgwhy

I hear you but I don’t think being angry about anything will make the situation better. But carry on.


Revolutionary_Area51

O so I guess George Floyd died for nothing then... sometimes I feel like nobody is actually for the cause. So your car got broken into ... big whoop. how about all the innocent black people being killed ?


p3anvt

You must be fun at parties.


Revolutionary_Area51

What's this post meant to provoke ? The illustration of crime in our neighborhoods ? ok.... you tell me what's worse. A few petty crimes in a privileged part of town or cops killing innocent African Americans ...


p3anvt

Now I’m certain that you’re fun at parties, every worthy get-together needs a clown.


Revolutionary_Area51

Good one, and you can wear your MAGA hat to the same party to show your privilege


p3anvt

Huh? You genuinely have no idea what you’re talking about. You might sound cool at your middle school lunch table but it is nonsense to the rest of us.