Another Burglary

[ChimpMaster]

Police reaction doesn't surprise me. They are aware he has an axe and nothing to lose, so are scared of him, and of his 2 dogs. They are also frightened of the paperwork they will have to fill in, to arrest anyone or even just to get access to the neighbour's home for a search. They're probably no doubt busy catching the real villains out there, such as people who do 35mph in a 30 zone, or perhaps they're in a BP station getting a cappuccino (I saw 3 in our BP standing there chatting away like retired old ladies for ages...).

[minestrone]

If these sh1tes just went in and grabbed the laptop, the ipod and the ipad and bolted off then I could handle it, the feckers move through the house and destroy each and every room, piss on your carpets, bleach the rugs and sofas, crap in your wardrobes and take your knife collection through the rooms for protection.

I would quite happily beat the life out of someone who broke into my house with an implement you would not want to be beaten with.

[Alf W]

Friend’s house burgled over the weekend. What was not stolen was completely trashed.
The front and rear door was still intact and deadlocked as were the front windows. The CCTV was stolen.

The internal fire door intact but the frame hacked out. All internal doors were ½ hour fire with security locks. All handles and doors had axe marks but the battering took the frames out. Light fittings taken, curtains taken classes and bottles and crockery smashed. Every item of sentimental value taken and large items such as antique tables were stolen.

There is no feasible exit to the rear and the rear is overlooked by the neighbour’s house. There was a track worn by the thieves that led to the neighbours and stopped. The track has foot prints as does the stairs in the property. The new neighbours recently moved in and are unemployed, they have two dogs that never go out and bark at every little sound. There is on two ways to remove goods via the back. Either through the neighbours house or winched up by helicopter.
None of the neighbours heard or saw anything.... After waiting two days for CSI, they telephoned to say they want do any investigation. The police said “we can’t go around interviewing and accusing people without having proof from CSI. We suspect someone homeless broke in, that why they took the curtains”
It’s no wonder the police keep to shoplifting and speeding motorists.

Doors and windows intact? Fire doors with security locks? What sort of 'house' are we looking at here?

[minestrone]

Doors and windows intact? Fire doors with security locks? What sort of 'house' are we looking at here?

The lefty says it never happened.

[Sockpuppet]

I think a home made potato cannon and some milk bottles full of ammonia will take care of the dogs.

[Diver]

I reserve judgement on this until I see the police report and scenes of crime photo's. speak to the neighbours and review the insurance claim.

and get an explanation for the internal 1/2 hour fire doors with security locks (Is this a bedsit or halfway house?)

oh! I may need to speak to Paul Daniels too

[ChrisPackit]

I would quite happily beat the life out of someone who broke into my house with an implement you would not want to be beaten with.

Like a giant porcelain penis, a la Clockwork Orange ...

[MyUserName]

This is terrible, my heart goes out to them.

I almost cracked my housemates skull once when he came in at 2am after arranging to be away for the week. I woke up and heard someone in the house heading upstairs so I waited with a baseball bat, as he came around the corner I swung for him and just managed to recognise him in time to kill the swing and not smash his face in. After reading this I almost wish it actually was a burglar and I had nailed the fecker.

[Paddy]

Doors and windows intact? Fire doors with security locks? What sort of 'house' are we looking at here?

NoSuburban terraced. Fire doors look like other doors but are solid, normally 1/2 hour. There is not much difference in price. Normally three hinges are fitted. The house was refurnished and the spec was advised. Security locks are worth the extra.

I reserve judgement on this until I see the police report and scenes of crime photo's. speak to the neighbours and review the insurance claim.

and get an explanation for the internal 1/2 hour fire doors with security locks (Is this a bedsit or halfway house?)

oh! I may need to speak to Paul Daniels too

Insurance may cover about 10% of items. Some very expensive stuff taken such as antiques and jewellery but also some things that have only sentimental value such as old family photographs and Christmas cards. A painting was still left hanging, it points towards more than one person and with not mush intelligence.

[BoredBloke]

Friend’s house burgled over the weekend. What was not stolen was completely trashed.
The front and rear door was still intact and deadlocked as were the front windows. The CCTV was stolen.

The internal fire door intact but the frame hacked out. All internal doors were ½ hour fire with security locks. All handles and doors had axe marks but the battering took the frames out. Light fittings taken, curtains taken classes and bottles and crockery smashed. Every item of sentimental value taken and large items such as antique tables were stolen.

There is no feasible exit to the rear and the rear is overlooked by the neighbour’s house. There was a track worn by the thieves that led to the neighbours and stopped. The track has foot prints as does the stairs in the property. The new neighbours recently moved in and are unemployed, they have two dogs that never go out and bark at every little sound. There is on two ways to remove goods via the back. Either through the neighbours house or winched up by helicopter.
None of the neighbours heard or saw anything.... After waiting two days for CSI, they telephoned to say they want do any investigation. The police said “we can’t go around interviewing and accusing people without having proof from CSI. We suspect someone homeless broke in, that why they took the curtains”
It’s no wonder the police keep to shoplifting and speeding motorists.

That's an expensive looking cardboard box he has there with curtains and antique tables.