Why Don't We Steal Away...

El Gee's stereo. Yes folks, you read it here first...El Gee's beloved 1999 Dodge Dakota was broken into Friday night in Dallas. Shattered glass, busted lock, and damaged dashboard. Can you tell I am not overly happy?

I left work at 4:00 PM to do a gig on Northwest Highway. It was below my normal rate for a house call, but I know the guy and he needed the help. I got there at 4:45 PM or so due to heavy traffic and called up "Don" to let me in the building. I helped him out for about 2.25 hours and after collecting a modest (very) I was escorted out. It was dark, but my truck was parked under or near a light post. When I got close to my truck, I noticed that part of the dashboard was sticking up, around the steering wheel. I was approaching the truck from the driver's front side and did not notice until several seconds later that my passenger window had been smashed out to gain entry to the vehicle. My dash (actually the fascia around it) had been popped off to allow the thief at my stereo, a Sony CDX-L300 ( a rather inexpensive CD player), which was PRIED out of the socket. I was pretty much in shock since that is the most damage that has been done to my truck since the accident I had 2-3 months after I bought her.

I called 911 and the operator told me that the Dallas Police Department does not respond to vehicle break-ins. I was told an officer would call me within 4 hours. Joy. I then called my wife and told her what had happened and she was just glad that I was not near the vehicle when it happened. I guess I am too.

I drove the 30 miles home on 75 (AKA Central Expressway, the main artery going from downtown Dallas to Sherman) with a smashed passenger window, breathing smog from all the other cars. While I am a little mad, I cool down by the time I get home. I brought in my laptop (I took it in the apartment with me so it was not stolen) and said hello to my wife. She gave me a hug and told me she was glad I was okay and I agreed. I was home for about an hour when the police called me back and asked some very basic info and told me my police report number. Since that part had been completed, I took little man for a walk so he could be a dog and I could mellow out a bit.

I got home and filed a report with Allstate online. After that was complete, I went out to the garage to inspect the truck and noticed some things I did not initially see at the crime scene:

1) NOTHING else was taken (coins, CD's, etc).
2) The thief attempted to jimmy the lock to gain entry and apparently failed since my passenger window was broken. The lock had a jagged piece sticking out that the thief got cut on. There was blood on the outside of passenger door and also on a CD that was lying on the floor. My guess it was a thumb from the smear mark on the CD.
3) The wiring harness was left intact, not cut.

I plan on taking and posting pics tomorrow when I get some light.

Time for ice cream...I deserve it.