I have a feeling that robbers know that people will be replacing the stolen computers or whatever, so that if they wait a couple of weeks there'll be fresh pickings... I don't know what one can do about it though. [But keep the serial numbers; it just might help.]
Another indicator of being worth robbing can be putting out with the garbage the cardboard boxes that e.g. hi-fi equipment comes in. Better to knock the boxes down and put them *inside* the wheelie bin. Better still to recycle them! Biddy. On Jul 26, 7:00 am, Peter Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: > We've just been burgled again. The replacement computers have been > stolen along with my iPhone, other equipment and our Mini. > > The burglar must have climbed over the roof and jumped down a three > metre drop to break into the back of the house. I'd imagine he was > quite likely one of the previous burglars to have known the lay-out of > the house and how to break in, and to have known that, by now, we'd > have replaced the expensive equipment. > > He came into our bedroom and woke me up by shining a torch into my > eyes after turning on the light. He then ran through the house. I ran > after him to the front just in time to see him driving away in the > Mini. I'd reported it to Obs Armed Response and the Police within > three minutes of this. He must have had incredible bravado or > confidence that he wouldn't be caught to specially wake me up before > fleeing, there was no other reason to do this. > > He was a coloured guy, about five foot eight, thin, with a narrow > face. He said something to me, but I didn't understand it. He had > nobody else with him in the car. > > It is extremely annoying, so soon after we'd been spending all the > time necessary to repair and replace things. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
