FOUND: 02/28/14
STOLEN: 02/16/14
My greatest fears were relieved today, my Corolla was found in Redwood City, about 10 miles north of where it was stolen in Sunnyvale. It was found by a parking control officer who had written a ticket on it last week, and saw it again unmoved with the prior ticket. It was completely intact, no broken glass or door/key locks. I think they used a slim jim to open the front passenger window, because it is hard to open now. Then, they probably used a shaved key to start it. I am very lucky it is not in a chop-shop or across the border. Very relieved as 1st owner of this car, and has been very well maintained. I did a touchdown dance when I heard it was found!
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My Corolla was stolen from a Motel 6 parking lot in Sunnyvale, CA (Mathilda x 101), on Sunday, February 16, 2014. There was no glass on the ground, so I'm assuming a shaved key or shimmy was used. I had a Toyota OEM alarm, but did not hear it during the night, but may have been deep asleep. It was parked under a light right under the Motel6 sign. Still not recovered, and reaching out here on this forum just in case anyone sees it.
Thanks, Tim