perhaps we should follow the route which the 'gatvol' residents of mitchells plain took recently,.... > > > "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. > > >
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