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November 01, 2004
Cops & Robbers...
Our house got broken into yesterday. Now that’s a fun experience. Not much was taken — our VCR/DVD player, Julianna‘s Nikon N65, and a bag to carry everything in — but if you’ve ever had anything stolen from you, you know it’s not the “stuff” that you feel bad about, but the violation.
The robber broke in through one of our dining room windows while we were at a Chiefs game. He took his time too. After removing a storm window, he broke through the regular window (leaving the storm window unharmed). Then, he stepped over a bunch of stuff that’s still laying in our dining room, post-move (all stuff that could have easily been stolen or broken by stepping on). Then, he proceeded to unplug the VCR and unscrew the cable and basically leave everything in it’s place — he even took the remote that went with the VCR and not the variety of others that were laying around. Then, he emptied one of Julianna’s work bags (leaving everything that was in it on our kitchen counter) and took the camera (which was hanging on a hook next to the bag). Since the back door was unlocked, we figured that he left that way. (And, oddly enough, even though nothing else was taken, we found a DVD in our upstairs guestroom — the DVD was last seen on top of our downstairs television.)
The cops came soon enough (even though the dispatcher says it can take up to four hours). They took a report and dusted for prints. There were even a few drops of blood scattered around on our floor in a couple of locations — presumably, the robber had injured himself while climbing through the window (although the cops said that they usually don’t take blood samples unless a violent crime has occurred).
Anyway, because the storm window was left intact, we were able to clean everything up and put it back in place.
We really did have a pretty fun weekend up until yesterday evening, seeing our friend’s band Builder play on Friday, the Kansas City Wizards play on Saturday, and the Kansas City Chiefs play on Sunday… Maybe we had too much fun.
We thank God that we are safe and that not much was taken, but I’d like to ask that you pray that our house be protected.
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And there’s even more to the story… Miracualously, friends and relatives of ours have offered to replace the things that were stolen from us. I should create a whole new Blog entry about how it all came to pass, but we are very thankful for everyone’s prayers in all of this.
We should be getting our alarm installed on Friday.
timsamoff () (URL) - November 10, 2004 at 09:51 am
and dont leave your back door open, for crying out loud! well, at least everyone has been gracious and you get your stuff replaced. doesnt homeowner’s insurance cover this? anyhow, good to hear. Go smith&wesson, reliable choice.
Dennisthemenace () - November 10, 2004 at 11:33 am
