That's nice, say something to make them feel good! You don't honestly think that guys who used a garden statue to breakdown a door are reading this forum to figure out who has a computer or whatelse in the house? Also, they thought it was a TV - I'm telling you these burglars aren't that clued up. It's opportunity, mostly.
On May 28, 12:52 pm, "Antonio Gandalf's" <[email protected]> wrote: > "leaving computers, cameras and an iPhone untouched in the next > room." > advertising what you still have available to steal is not a good idea > on a public forum. > > On May 28, 10:35 am, Miss Marple <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > This is pretty awful news - I'm really sorry Peter. > > > If something similar happened a couple of nights ago at the school, > > then it's possible that the thugs are operating in your vicinity for > > now..... > > > Do you or any nearby residents patrol your area at night ? > > You may want to think about talking to neighbours to suggest patrols > > in the vicinity. > > We do it in the red section and we've had a couple of arrests (....one > > thug scaling a palisade fence in Wesley was seen by a patroller who > > shortly after secured his arrest). But a few of us have 2-way radios > > and this greatly facilitates watchfulness and communication. > > > Get back to me if you would like to follow this up. > > > All the best and very relieved no-one was hurt. > > It's incredible how brazen criminals and aspirant criminals have > > become..... > > > On May 28, 9:12 am, Peter Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > We had a break-in last night in Fairfield Road. Apparently this was > > > similar to one a couple of nights ago at a school around the road. It > > > happened around 4:00-5:00 this morning. Fortunately I think I > > > disturbed them because they only stole from one room at the front, > > > leaving computers, cameras and an iPhone untouched in the next room. > > > > They forced open the front gate, broke the security light, and the > > > light in the front porch, threw a brick through the back window of my > > > mini and stole the keys - but left the mini. They then used our garden > > > statue as a battering ram to break open the front door, breaking the > > > bottom half off the top. They stole my main computer and screen, but > > > badly, leaving things like the speakers, wi-fi connector and cables > > > damaged. It is an Apple G5 ( serial number: CK442H4CS8K for what it's > > > worth ) with a 23" Cinema Display. This is not very easy to shift as a > > > computer, so I think that they stole it thinking it to be some sort of > > > television. > > > > With any luck the similarity in modus operandi and the time, between > > > Midnight and 04:30 will make it easier to catch them.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
