ND thief leaves note, advises car owner to lock up

Fri Jul 17, 2009 3:27 PM EDT

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FARGO — A man said it's a tough way to learn a lesson but he's a lot wiser. Someone made off with Mark Neary's driver's license and other items from his unlocked car early Wednesday, and left a message behind. Neary said he found a note telling him he had "amazing taste" in music.

The note said the thief had taken credit cards and his driver's license and advised him to "lock your car in the future."

Neary said it could have been worse. The keys were in the ignition and the thief could have driven off with his car.

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Husker88Fan

You just gotta chuckle at some of the things people do. Perhaps the note will turn the case into one of the 'dumbest criminals'.

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#1 - Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:18 PM EDT

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magsby47

Sounds like it should be one of the "most considerate criminals." Robbed the guy and lectured him at the same time. This would happen in a place like Fargo.

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#1.1 - Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:26 PM EDT

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MT-Mike

His wallet was in the car....the car was unlocked..... the keys were in it...... his garage was open......and house unlocked.... he was gone on vacation....

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#2 - Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:33 AM EDT

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candace -1178725

Maybe next time he should make sure he locks up. I live in the middle of nowhere and I make sure every night that my car is locked, my house doors are locked and every window is locked....people should take an example from Fort Knox and make sure you're secure.

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#3 - Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:52 PM EDT

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Husker88Fan

Being from a very small town in Iowa (in the 60s, our family of 7 put the population over the 100 mark LOL), I can tell you, from experience, that after years of not worrying about the boogie man it comes very hard to break those habits. My foster-father still lives there and he forgets to take his keys out of the ignition all of the time when he comes to the city to see us. It saddens me that we have to live in a Fort Knox type environment. Of course, there's much to be said about locks .. they do only keep the lazy criminals out, all others ... if there's a will there's a way. Too bad they don't put that energy into a job!

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#3.1 - Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:36 PM EDT

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MT-Mike

I don't lock nothing and i leave the keys in the ignition and sometimes running when i'm in the store but hey i figure if someone thinks they need it that bad then they can have it after all in a small town they ain't gonna get far cus someone i know will have seen them.

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#4 - Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:51 AM EDT

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Husker88Fan

Yup, same as with the small town I'm from. Reading this article reminded me of an incident I seen on one of those 'stupid criminal' shows. The car thief stopped to ask for directions but it just so happened that the guy he asked was the car owner's father! LOL.

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#5 - Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:51 PM EDT

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