Late Night Antics by Anonymous (8/6/99) Preface  Sneaking out can be fun if you live in a large housing development, but there are rules that need to be followed in order to have the most fun and to not get caught. In my career of late night anarchy, ive been caught 3 times, and all because i didnt follow the rules or my partner in crime didnt follow the rules. So obviously, the first part of this textfile is the rules to sneaking out. Rules  1. PLAN! If you decide to sneak out, dont just do it on the spur of the moment, sit down and think up a plan. What you will do, when you will leave, when you will get back, equipment, contingency plans etc.. 2. Have a group of 2 OR 3 people only. 1 person looks suspicious and 4 people looks REALLY suspicious. 3. Avoid any other contact with people. Stay away from houses that are lit up, known motion sensor lights, friends, neighbors, neighborhood watch and especially COPS! 4. Pack light. Dont carry a backpack unless you plan on stealing things, or you need it to carry larger tools like a hooligan tool (crowbar) or bolt cutters. Backpacks looks suspicious. A tip, carry an empty chip bag and some crushed soda cans in your bag. In case you get caught, you can say that you had the backpacks to carry the food in while you were on your "walk" 5. Dress dark but not camoflauge, that looks too criminal-like. 6. Never let your guard down!! This is what got us in trouble 2 out of 3 times. We were walking down a main road and a cop nabbed us and my friend decided not to run when the cop car came around the corner about a block away. Never think you cant be caught, because when you do, you make stupid mistakes. 7. No drinking or drugs beforehand. With your slowed reflexes, you are just asking to be caught by the cops. You dont want to add an alcohol/drug conviction to your list if you get caught, do you? 8. Learn to walk silently. A good method is putting one foot right in front of the other and stepping heel-toe, heel-toe. 9. Listen. Cop cars are always on when the cops are on duty. Since they have high preformance engines, they are kinda loud. Other things to listen for are the sound of tires on the pavement and cars starting. Remember people WILL report you to the cops or the neighborhood watch. One particular time, my friend and i had an entire caravan of neighborhood do-gooder-mobiles searching for us. They will usually cruise slow and have spot lights. If you hear a car, BOOK FOR COVER. I cant stress this enough, _IF YOU HEAR/SEE A CAR, HIDE!_ 10. Wear gloves. If people call the cops the following day, they will probably dust for prints. You could also get a peice of cloth and use it as a barrier between you and the object OK enough with the rules. Now for Equipment Equipment  1. Dark Clothing 2. Tools. I reccomend a leatherman multi-tool or any other brand. Good for prying, unscrewing etc.. 3. Knife. You always need a good sharp knife when sneaking out. Its perfect for pretty much anything. Slashing tires, cutting hoses, scratching expensive car paint jobs 4. Flashlight with red filter. Use only when you have to. Nothing is more conspicious than a flashlight 5. Gloves. Duh 6. Spray Paint. Always fun! 7. Krazy Glue!! The best tool in anyone's aresnal! Put it in locks, on windsheild wipers, Glue mailboxes shut, hell krazy glue can take up to 2000 pounds per square inch so be creative (remember the billboards with cars stuck to them with only krazy glue?) 8. Toothpicks. Used with or without krazy glue, stick em in locks and break em off. Damn near impossible to get out without a pricy visit from a locksmith. 9. Lighter or matches 10. Balloons. Fill with water and rit dye for a solution that doesnt come off of anything very easily. Advanced Equipment  Warning, Should only be used if you are positive there are no cops. Like if you live out in the boonies or such 1. Bolt Cutters. If you cant figure out what to do with these, you shouldnt be reading this 2. Hooligan tool (Crowbar). Ditto 3. Explosives. M-80's, firecrackers, roman candles. Blow stuff up, duh 4. Backpack. To carry the big stuff in 5. Pellet gun. Breaking glass. Get ready to run if you use it 6. Bat. Smash things Activities  1. One of my favorites HAS to be mail theft. You wouldnt believe the stuff you can find in people's mail. Some of the things i have found are: MONEY, phone cards, CDs, Videos, Porno mags, Credit cards, tax returns (fun to drop down sewers), clothing etc.. but for god sake DONT GET CAUGHT WITH THE MAIL! Keep only the good things. Tampering with the mail will get you in some SERIOUS (and i mean serious) SHIT with the cops and federal government. 2. Cars. Its easy enough to find unlocked cars in a nice quiet neighborhood. Be sure to have an accomplice be lookout while you are in the car. Check glove compartments, consoles, ashtrays and visors. And when youre done, dont slam the door. And always check for alarms. Usually there will be a little red blinking light on the dash. Alarms are typically found on more expensive cars (obviously). Other fun things with cars include: Krazy gluing the wipers in place, taking the rubber blade off the wiper (SCRAAAATCH!) Smear vaseline on the windshield, steal the gas cap, or if its a locking one make it extra secure by breaking off a toothpick in it or filling it with krazy glue. 3. Lawn orniments, Gnomes, fat ladies bending over, those big gay orbs. Collect 'em all! Or smash the shit out of them. 4. Houses. Some oldies but goodies. Eggs, toilet paper, etc.. Shoot windows with pellet gun, dump dish soap in the Koi pond (funny shit) Or the ultimate, break in. I really do not reccomend this, because it should not be a spontaneous things. You need to plan for a while and stake out the house. Try to do it when the people are going on vacation. Check for dogs, security systems and such. also, Never ever ever break into a house in your own neighborhood. Only do this if you have access to a car. Go to some other neighborhood and do it. Cops are nosy and they will ask around if you do it in yours. 5. Businesses. Steal their mail, Rearrange their signs (like at Rotten Ronnie's and Burger King) Dump over trashcans, sabotage their equipment etc.. 6. GRAND UNION. OK, this is a really great tip for anyone that lives near a grand union. At exactly 10:00pm EST, Grand Union Turns off their video camera system!. At this time, loss prevention employees leave and leave 2 or 3 night shift employees behind. By 10:30 there is pretty much nobody in the store. Grand Union is open 24 hours. If you go there anytime after Midnight, there is will only be the 2 loss prevention guys there. What do you do in a supermarket with no cameras, 2 fat slow night shift guys, and a backpack? You go fuckin nuts on that store. Steal anything you want, large or small. My sister and i went, we left with $48 of premium poloroid film (2 2paks) and a shitload of krazy glue. We were in a real hurry though, we could have stayed but we had to be home. You can get anything you want in a grand union after 10pm EST. Beer, Cigarettes (yuck, its a nasty habit, winners dont do drugs), magazines, batteries, toys, videos, anything. I dont know where else in the US they have grand unions, but us new york residents sure are lucky to have them. 7.Assorted other mischeivous things: a. mailbox baseball b. exploding mailboxes c. spray paint, spray paint, spray paint d. caltrops. (take 2 nails and bend them in the middle to about 135° sharpen each end and weld them togethet at the bend. when you drop them, one point is always pointing up.) stick them under car tires, on walkways, roads etc.. e. Piss. If youre really mad, stand on something and piss in a mailbox. 8. Krazy glue. Bonds skin instantly. put on car door handles, mailboxes, or anything you can think of that you want to stick together or have someone stick to. It hurts like a bitch to get your fingers unstuck from each other though so be careful. 9. Construction Sites. Fun stuff. Break into offices (careful), tip over porta-johns, turn on the jhonny on the spot or break it. 10. Gas stations (not open 24 hrs.) Cut the hoses, stuff the nozzles in the garbage cans etc... Getting Caught  1. Anything you do can get you caught including doing nothing. 2. Dont lie to the cops it only makes you look worse 3. Find out about the curfew in your area. If you are over 16, you can usually be out whenever you damn well please. 4. Know your rights 5. If someone else is trying to lie to the cops, keep your mouth shut. Youll get in less trouble 6. 3 words: Guilt by association. If you dont want to be a part of something, make sure you dont see it and tell everyone not to tell you about it. Final Thoughts  Dont be Stupid, be sure that you plan and DONT EVER THINK YOU CANT BE CAUGHT!