Yesterday afternoon I took Dot to her gym class. Jamie and I spent the time at the library, where he picked out Rolie Polie Olies again. We picked Dot up and headed home, Jamie all excited about watching his dvd, Dot dreading it. (We've watched it a lot...)
As we waked in the door I noticed some food on the floor of the kitchen. "Who's been in the freezer?" I asked. Dot immediately piped up that her two year old brother had done it... ha. That sinking feeling hit me when Dot ran into the living room and called out that we had been robbed again - the dvd player was gone. She started sleuthing right away, trying to find what had been taken. She can't resist a mystery...
I called Jim, and then the police. This time the entry was forced - they broke down our door in the basement, and then kicked open the door that leads to the basement. For all that work (the doors are quite heavy!), they got very little. Obviously, they took the dvd player, bought for $40, but they also got my earrings (this time they weren't worth much), and the handmade quilt and baby dress that were ready to give out at the next two baby showers. The police officer came quickly and made her report, but it took a long time for the crime lab to come. While waiting Jim went out to buy supplies to fix the doors, and then I took the kids out to buy a new dvd player (another cheap one!). Finally crime lab came - and couldn't find any fingerprints, unfortunately. Jim then worked on the doors (we won't be using them anytime soon!), and I put away all the stuff that got thrown out of our drawers. Most everything is back to normal.
It's much harder to put your life back together. (I immediately put in a bid for moving, all the while knowing that it isn't practical at all.) How long does it take before you feel safe in your house, or safe to leave your house? How long before you stop "hearing things"? How long before you start trusting people again?
2 comments:
Wow. Sorry I just found out about it. Wish I could be there to defend your kingdom.
My answer to your question is A Year. But things will get back to normal.
One idea is to arm yourself, but those things are more likely to be a tempting item to pawn than a deterrant. And you'd have to be willing to use one on a person.
Can you afford an alarm...or a dog? A TV report interviewed thieves who said, even a dog dish makes them go elsewhere.
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We have found small alarms that attach to your windows/doors - if they are separated by more than half an inch they are set off and they squeal at a loud high pitch.
Traditional alarm systems are really expensive, and they tend to cover only 2 doors and 1 window. We have three doors and lots of windows. Thankfully the basement windows all have the security bars already. Eventually we will cover the entrance to the basement door ("slide down my cellar door"). Jim is also thinking of rigging up some sort of security camera for the back of the house.
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