Attempted bike theft

[RedPanda]

I got my CBR last Friday. Last night someone broke into my shed by ripping one bolt and latch off, breaking another padlock off, then finding an empty, CBR sized space. I was at my girlfriend's.

I live in one flat of 64, we have a shared car park where a fob is needed, and my shed is not visible from the road. No others were broken into. There is a footpath along the back but that's seldom used.

So this more of a rant than anything, but fuck sake I'd had it 6 days! I'm now scared to stay overnight in my flat. I have a Mammoth chain, Xena disc lock alarm (admittedly without battery currently), no ground anchor (yet), and a set of golf clubs I will be keeping handy hence forth.

There is CCTV in the car park, is there any point telling dibble? I'm renting from a friend and there is an overseeing company, but they may take the wrong side as apparently bikes in concrete sheds are fire hazards.
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[stevo as b4]

Are Golf clubs really any good though?

They would be well down on my list of weapons, and I'd rate a short length of 4x2" wood with a few rusty nails left in higher TBH.

I've been through the whole paranoia thing, but trust me you can stay up late or all night for days laying silent in the dark in wait with anticipation of some contact, but it never comes when your ready and expecting it.

I'd look into more security for the shed if it's of solid construction first. Also look to make it hard for the thieves to access the area, or alley way etc.

A loud enough alarm, or those shot gun cartridge bang bang devices would probably scare off anyone having a try apart from those who don't give a shit if they get caught types.

[Pol Anorl]

get a shed alarm on the inside?
even a rape alarm on 1 side with string tied to the pin would do for now.

alarm disc lock aswell.
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[Albigularis]

Mental-loud shed alarm and an Almax chain.
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[pepperami]

A few warning signs, indicating new noisy alarms

A friend of mine had a baby monitor in the garage and the receiver in his kitchen.
Mind you, his garage was at the side of his house .
worked for him
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[Ste]

Yes @ telling the police. They won't do anything but it'll be on record and the break in will be in their stats which will increase their happiness.

[RedPanda]

[Boxing]

They'll definitely be back with their bolt crops. My advice is to stock up on the chains etc.

One thing that annoys me about biking is how many people will nick them, even the old battered ones, where you can have an old car and no one will touch it.

[stevo as b4]

I don't know about that?

All it takes is for people to spot an untaxed old car sat in garden for ages, and have a mate with a flat bed truck and hoist on it.

Lots of local travelling friendly scrap metal recycling types would rock up and take people's cars away off the drive for the £100-200 in scrap metal that they can fetch, and so for many having an old project car stored outside has become unviable and makes them feel vulnerable to crime too.

[Rogerborg]

Wrecking bar, lump hammer or

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/b4/27/15/b427156fc62e74c5f84fdabcf21aa907.jpg
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[Dave70]

I'd get a ground anchor and Almax chain ASAP, as well as some noisy disc alarms and a shed alarm. Basically, go for the full works.

I also like the baby alarm idea as posted above.

I too would have loved to have seen the look on their faces when they found out it was an empty shed
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[Rogerborg]

[RedPanda]

Actual lol Roger

Thanks all. I've whittled it down to a couple of alarms on Amazon, would a 'beware shed alarmed' sticker be lame or potentially another turn off?
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[chickenstrip]

[pepperami]

[grr666]

[Alpha-9]

Also says "I have nice things in here worth stealing"
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[Mysteriass]

Almost there grr666...

Put something under a tarp in the shed and make it look like there's a bike underneath.

Walking over to the tarp trips a motor that closes the door behind them and activates some inch thick steel bolts that slide into crevices in the brickwork.

Activate a two way radio.

Now: "Greetings and Welcome. I want to play a game. Here's what happens if you lose..."

I'm sure there's something interesting under that tarp after all. I particularly liked the dirty needles idea myself - getting the key out of a bathtub full of them perhaps - but I'm sure we could get creative.

[Just_James]

Trouble is with any kind of sign warning of potential injury etc is that when pikey gets hurt trying to steal your shit he can then prosecute YOU because you've displayed intent.

As ridiculous as it may be / seem, it's the same with 'beware of the dog' type signs, even novelty ones. If someone does break in to your property and get's bitten you have displayed that you expect your dog to bite or be 'dangerous' and as you had prior knowledge of the fact you're liable for prosecution.
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