Atlanta man says 47 cars were broken into at his complex, but the thieves left his Kindle and Dungeon Crawler Carl book behind

An Atlanta man discovered his car was one of what he said were 47 vehicles broken into at his apartment complex. Chase Keller, a book content creator, documented the aftermath of the apparent mass break-in in a TikTok video, as reported by The Nerd Stash.

Keller’s morning began with the realization that his car had been targeted. Before heading outside to assess the situation, he decided to eat a banana. His main worry seemed to center on his Kindle and a copy of The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook by Matt Dinniman.

As Keller creates book reviews and recommendations, his reading gear seemed to be his first concern. The novel is the third entry in Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl series, which Peacock has reportedly ordered as a live-action show.

The thieves apparently skipped the Kindle but may have taken his class ring

When he reached his vehicle, he realized the break-in was much larger than he’d initially thought. He saw multiple smashed windows in the parking area and described the event as a “mass break-in.” However, his sharpest frustration seemed aimed at the building, as he wrote “so much for the security” in his video caption.

Keller discovered that his Kindle and his book remained in the car, as the thieves apparently passed over his reading gear. “They don’t even know what they could have had their hands on,” he said with a smile. As he looked through the rest of the car, though, he noticed something missing: “In all reality, it looks like my class ring is gone.”

Waking up to car damage has frustrated others online too, including a couple who found their car totaled overnight with no note left behind. They said a neighbor with a doorbell camera refused to help them figure out what happened.

Car break-ins on this scale have hit Atlanta apartment complexes before. Atlanta police said more than 100 vehicles were broken into at the Mariposa Lofts complex in Inman Park in one previous incident, including one of the department’s own patrol cars.

Apartment garages have been the setting for other viral car crimes as well. One Seattle resident reportedly confronted thieves in her apartment garage, and her own car was hit as they fled.

Keller ended his video by giving the entire experience a score of four out of 10. His account of the break-in comes from his own video and could not be independently verified.

Many questioned the thieves’ actions. Some commenters on the video said, “Do u think they broke into ur car and went ‘ewww a book,’” while another said, “Thieves aren’t reading. Those things were def safe.” One commenter questioned the car’s security, saying, “How did car alarms not go off?!?”