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We were advised years ago by the DA's office that you should never lock your car, as thieves would break the glass to get at the goodies. The best tactic was to arm the car with a good alarm (Viper made by Congressman Issa's company) leave it unlocked and when the door opened, the alarm would go off, scare the whizzers out of the thief, and you then run outside with your pistol and shoot him.

My former law partner had a chance to do this on one occasion, but by the time he got outside the perp was gone, leaving behind a nice set of tools. Probably just as well. The CC&Rs forbid firing a weapon in that neighborhood.

Now of course, it is a simple matter to rig up video surveillance cameras that make no noise, so you have a better chance to get down there in time.