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Recently my lapse in judgment lead to my beloved Garmin nuvi 250 being stolen out of my car.最近我的判断失误导致我最钟爱的生产努维250被偷了我的车。 It was a这是一个 smash and grab粉碎和抓斗 on a busy street in broad daylight - an hour after I had parked my car.在繁忙的街道，在光天化日之下-一个小时后我曾停我的车。

Here’s what I knew (and should have done) to prevent being a target and learned afterwards.以下是我知道（和应该做的） ，以防止一个目标和教训之后。

Before It’s Stolen 在此之前的被盗

• Never, Ever, Leave Your GPS Out - This is an obvious one but practice it religiously. Never leave your GPS or other electronic devices (laptops, satellite radios, photo equipment) out. 从来不，留下您的GPS输出 -这是一个明显的，但实际上，宗教。从来没有离开您的G PS或其他电子设备（笔记本电脑，卫星收音机，照片设备）了。 All it take is one goodie to entice a thief and then they’re all gone.它采取一切是goodie ，以吸引小偷，然后他们都不见了。
• Wipe Off Suction Cup Marks - Paula bow recommends 拂拭吸盘标志 -保鞠躬建议 bringing some wet toilettes使一些湿toilettes to conceal this GPS giveaway.掩盖这一全球定位系统赠送。

GPS devices use suction cups that leave big rings on the windshield. GPS设备使用吸杯的戒指离开大的挡风玻璃上。 Even if you hide your system, you run the risk of becoming a target unless you wipe off the telltale suction marks.即使你隐藏你的系统，您运行的风险，成为一个目标，除非你拂拭吸力的警示标志。 Pack a few wet towelettes, and when the ring becomes noticeable, wipe down your windshield.包几个湿towelettes ，当成为引人注目的戒指，擦拭您的挡风玻璃上。

• Load Startup PIN Codes - My Garmin device had the “Garmin Lock” pre-installed which forced me to enter a 4 digit PIN code each time I turned on the device. 加载启动密码 -我的生产设备有“生产锁”预先安装这迫使我将进入一个4位数的P IN码每次我打开装置。 Although crackable, it’s not quite as easy as虽然crackable ，这不是很容易 unlocking a Nokia打开诺基亚 cell phone.手机。

This will help keep your private information such as where you’ve been, addresses, etc. safer than a completely open device.这将有助于保持你的私人信息，如在你已经，地址，安全等比一个完全开放的设备。

• Register The Device - A stupid thief may return the device to the manufacturer to unlock it (the recommended advice online). 登记册的装置-一个愚蠢的小偷可能会返回的设备制造商打开它（建议咨询在线） 。 Once you’ve registered a GPS stolen with the manufacturer, along with a valid police report, there is a slim chance you’ll get your device back.一旦注册成功的GPS被盗与制造商，以及一个有效的警察的报告说，有一种可能性就会回到您的装置。
• Add The GPS To Your Car Insurance Policy - Car insurance doesn’t usually cover anything that doesn’t come with the car. 新增的GPS到汽车保险 -汽车保险通常不包括任何不带车。 Find out查找 what is covered什么是涵盖 by calling your insurance and consider要求你的保险，并考虑 adding your GPS to your policy添加到您的GPS政策 . 。

Anything under your deductible won’t be covered and any additions will likely raise your premiums.任何在你的免赔额将无法得到保护，任何增加可能会提高您的保险费。 Only do this if you have a very low deductible or very expensive GPS.只有做到这一点如果您有一个非常低的免赔额或非常昂贵的全球定位系统。

Most thefts from auto are already covered under home owners and大多数盗窃汽车已包含在业主和 travel insurance旅行保险 . 。

• Find Out What Your Car Alarm Does - Many dealer installed car alarms only consist of engine cut offs. 找出你的汽车防盗系统是否 -许多经销商安装汽车报警器不仅包括发动机削减取舍。 Verify that your car engine has确认您的汽车发动机 audio sensors音频传感器 , which will set of the alarm in case of someone smashing the glass. ，这将一套报警的情况下有人打破了玻璃。

Keep in mind if you have after market tint, the glass won’t shatter upon impact.请记住，如果你有后，市场色彩，玻璃不会打碎后的影响。 This reduces the amount of noise, so make sure the audio sensors are set on the sensitive side.这减少了噪音，所以一定要确保音频设置传感器的敏感一方。

After It’s Stolen 之后的被盗

• Call The Police - They won’t do anything, but make sure you get a police report. 致电警察-他们不会做任何事情，但一定要得到警方的报告。 You’ll need this evidence to make a claim with your insurance and send to the GPS manufacturer.您需要这方面的证据提出索赔与您的保险和传送到全球定位系统制造商。
• Report The Device Stolen With The Manufacturer - As I said above, you’ll need to fax them a copy of the police report, in case they end up with the device. 报告被盗的装置制造商 -正如我所说的上述情况，您需要他们传真了一份警方报告，在情况下，他们最终与设备。 Enabling a PIN on the GPS could entice a stupid crook to send it back to be unlocked.启用密码的全球定位系统可以吸引一个愚蠢的骗子发送回解锁。
• Search eBay and Craigslist For Your Serial Number - Anytime you need to kill time at work spend the 3 seconds to do a search on these sites (and Google). 搜寻eBay和Craigslist的关于您的序列号 -无论什么时候，你需要消磨时间在工作中度过3秒钟做一个搜索在这些网站上（与谷歌） 。 Chances are slim, but可能性很小，但 it has worked它的工作 . 。

You can also您也可以 set up Google Alerts成立谷歌快讯 to get notifications once a day or week via email.得到通知后一天，某一周或通过电子邮件。 Try “ebay [serial number], craigslist [serial number], [serial number].尝试“易趣[序号] ， Craigslist的[序号] ， [序号] 。

• Be Thankful, You’re Ok and Only Lost A Few Hundred Bucks - Most smash and grabs have very limited damage. 要感谢，你确定，只输几百雄鹿 -大多数扣杀和争夺非常有限的损害。 You’ll lose the window and have some minor interior scratches, but since the criminal works fast, nothing else is hurt.您将失去窗口，并有一些小的内部划痕，但由于犯罪工程速度快，没有别的受伤。 A GPS is only a small electronic device and it might be your best luck to have never encountered the thief.一个GPS ，只是一个很小的电子装置，它可能是你最好的运气从来没有遇到小偷。

My window has since been fixed and I’m not holding out on ever recovering my GPS.我的窗口已被固定的，我没有抱任何恢复对我的GPS系统。 I did take away one lesson though, and that was the first one. Never leave your GPS out in the open - something I had adhered to all of the time except some nights at my house and at the office.我没有带走一个教训虽然，这是第一次。 从来没有离开您的全球定位系统，在开放的 -我加入了所有的时间有些晚，除非在我家里和办公室。 I won’t make that mistake again and will be shopping around for a new GPS; any suggestions?我不会犯那种错误，并再次将购物围绕一个新的全球定位系统;任何建议吗？

[photo by: [摄影： Salim Virji萨利姆Virji ]

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