Car break in, usual procedures?

[u/Electronic-Cook5793]

Some one has entered my car by breaking driver side windows, there wasn’t any thing in the car other than a petroleum jelly, manual book, phone charger, AirTag . Nothings lost everything’s still there. I believe they came in for a spare loonie, or a toonie. What should I do 1st? Call the cops? How do I claim insurance on this ?

[u/RadioSupply]

You take it to an auto glass place and they’ll do the SGI thing. You’ll pay your deductable when the window is replaced. Speedy Glass on 22nd were smooth with my window replacement.

If you want to make a police report, do. Take pictures and submit them with it. Nothing will come of it, but some people want a track record or to bust a repeat offender.

For all the people saying “get a dash cam”, buddy, they will steal that too. And good luck getting a clear picture of anyone - I saw someone checking cars while I was walking my dog, and s/he was full on black parka/black balaclava/ski goggles and could have been anything from a teenaged girl to a skinwalker.

[u/AS14K → u/RadioSupply]

I would recommend taking it to a bodyshop, lots of times the breaking glass shards can cut your paint, and you often have to repaint the door to make sure there's no damage or bare metal, depending on how nice the vehicle is of course.