"WaterWatcher" <replytogroup@donotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Doug McCrary" <dougmccrary@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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>> <GillPickle@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> My '92 honda accord was stolen and recovered a few days later. Neither
>>> the door lock nor the ignition lock show any sign of tampering. How is
>>> this possible?
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>> Someone gave them a key?
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> More likely, the dealer made them a key from the VIN.
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In that case, the vehicle would probably not have been recovered. Doing that
is a lot of work and risk, and requires the vehicle be someplace regularly
or for at least a few hours so the VIN can be copied, the key acquired, and
the car taken. Anybody who goes to that effort (and risk of investigation)
isn't out for a joy ride.

Among the possibilities, a more likely one is that somebody had a Honda key
and wandered around trying doors until one opened. So much depends on where
it was stolen from - if it was from in front of a home the car was more
likely to have been targeted, while if it was in a large parking lot the
wanderer with a key is the way to bet. In addition, if the exterior was
stripped (we aren't told) and the interior left intact, a tow truck rises to
the top of the suspicion list.

Mike