The Worst Day Of My Family's Life
March-18th-2003, 10:29 PM
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The Worst Day Of My Family's Life
So I was at work today, around 5:00pm when I got a call from my Mom saying that our house had been robbed. I quickly took the rest of the evening off and rushed home. There were 3 police cars, and a "forensics" van. After rolling down my windows 
I went inside and saw the extent of what had been done.
So far, the tally is up to about $25,000 worth of goods taken, but what gets me is not the material things, its that someone violated my family's privacy and safety. My house no longer feels like a home, and as time continues to go on, I keep finding more and more things missing. Nothing of mine was really taken, aside from a few DVD's. For some reason, a few baseball caps my dad had were taken, while my plainly visible PS2 and games were not touched.
The bulk of the taken goods comes from 2 of my Mom's fur coats, and some misc. jewlery and DVDs. After the cops had left, after having taken prints and shoe markings (from where the front door had been kicked in) we started the clean up.
The ironic part, is the thieves tried to get into the house through the garage, but the heavy metal door kept them at bay. Once inside the house (through the front door,) they could have gained access, but they didn't even venture down the hallway leading to the garage where they would have found my Dad's 2000 Corvette sitting, keys in the ignition. (He had just finished charging the battery the night before.)
I have lived in the same neighborhood for 13 years, and there hasn't been a single break in in a 10km radius for that whole time.
I often find myself wondering "why our house?" Out of all the others out there. Ours is not any different from the others. Reasonably average sq. footage for Bearspaw (about 5800 sq ft.) and we didn't have any extraordinairy goods or anything, so it seems to me to be random. We don't have a security system, as in 13 years the need has never arose, and the police said that it may not have hindered the thieves much either, as most systems these days are easy to bypass.
So, the process of rebuilding begins. All of the items are replaceable, but some carry with them memories that can't be replaced, such as some souveniers from when me and my Dad took a road trip of America. The feeling of being violated like this will remain with me and my family for a long time, but wounds do heal, and I'll try to move on.
The only way I can sleep is knowing that what goes around comes around, and one fine day those gutless bastards will find themselves on the wrong end of a "slip and slide" somewhere I'm sure. Someone once told me thieves make good bitches...
I went inside and saw the extent of what had been done. So far, the tally is up to about $25,000 worth of goods taken, but what gets me is not the material things, its that someone violated my family's privacy and safety. My house no longer feels like a home, and as time continues to go on, I keep finding more and more things missing. Nothing of mine was really taken, aside from a few DVD's. For some reason, a few baseball caps my dad had were taken, while my plainly visible PS2 and games were not touched.
The bulk of the taken goods comes from 2 of my Mom's fur coats, and some misc. jewlery and DVDs. After the cops had left, after having taken prints and shoe markings (from where the front door had been kicked in) we started the clean up.
The ironic part, is the thieves tried to get into the house through the garage, but the heavy metal door kept them at bay. Once inside the house (through the front door,) they could have gained access, but they didn't even venture down the hallway leading to the garage where they would have found my Dad's 2000 Corvette sitting, keys in the ignition. (He had just finished charging the battery the night before.)
I have lived in the same neighborhood for 13 years, and there hasn't been a single break in in a 10km radius for that whole time.
I often find myself wondering "why our house?" Out of all the others out there. Ours is not any different from the others. Reasonably average sq. footage for Bearspaw (about 5800 sq ft.) and we didn't have any extraordinairy goods or anything, so it seems to me to be random. We don't have a security system, as in 13 years the need has never arose, and the police said that it may not have hindered the thieves much either, as most systems these days are easy to bypass.
So, the process of rebuilding begins. All of the items are replaceable, but some carry with them memories that can't be replaced, such as some souveniers from when me and my Dad took a road trip of America. The feeling of being violated like this will remain with me and my family for a long time, but wounds do heal, and I'll try to move on.
The only way I can sleep is knowing that what goes around comes around, and one fine day those gutless bastards will find themselves on the wrong end of a "slip and slide" somewhere I'm sure. Someone once told me thieves make good bitches...
March-18th-2003, 10:49 PM
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Sorry to hear that bro.
Did the cops say that they will be able to find the thieves with the fingerprints they took ?
Just pray that they do get caught and put in jail.......where someone will hopefully rip them a new *******.......bastards...
The good thing is that no one was inside the house when this happened..............
Did the cops say that they will be able to find the thieves with the fingerprints they took ?
Just pray that they do get caught and put in jail.......where someone will hopefully rip them a new *******.......bastards...
The good thing is that no one was inside the house when this happened..............
March-18th-2003, 10:51 PM
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Originally posted by Identity_X
Sorry to hear that bro.
Did the cops say that they will be able to find the thieves with the fingerprints they took ?
Just pray that they do get caught and put in jail.......where someone will hopefully rip them a new *******.......bastards...
The good thing is that no one was inside the house when this happened..............
Sorry to hear that bro.
Did the cops say that they will be able to find the thieves with the fingerprints they took ?
Just pray that they do get caught and put in jail.......where someone will hopefully rip them a new *******.......bastards...
The good thing is that no one was inside the house when this happened..............
An interesting thing to note, is the very reason I was grounded. I could have been at home skipping when they arrived and beat the **** out of one at least... I would have too, gun or not, no one, and I mean NO ONE fucken rips **** up in MY house!!!
March-18th-2003, 11:08 PM
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Originally posted by Identity_X
So if the cops don't come up with anything ......is insurance going to cover all your losses ???
So if the cops don't come up with anything ......is insurance going to cover all your losses ???
March-18th-2003, 11:33 PM
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****. Truly sorry Nick. At least you and your family out alright. The people that that stole your **** will eventually get 'theirs'. Have faith. I am sure CPC is with you and I am too. I would gladly help you out.
Peace.
Dion in Vancouver.
Long distance but, here for ya man.
Peace.
Dion in Vancouver.
Long distance but, here for ya man.
Hope it all works out in the end. If someone broke into our house, we probably would never notice.
March-19th-2003, 12:19 AM
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Geez man, that really sucks... it's one of those situations you never really think about until it happens then it's surreal. Almost like a movie or something... Sorry to hear about it, good that nobody was home, but still sucks. We're here for ya!
March-19th-2003, 04:47 AM
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This type of thing always blows, for sure.
When I was a kid - maybe 8 or 9 - my house was burglarized also. I, my brother, and my mother were in Florida visiting my grandparents - my dad did not go (he's an accountant, and it was "tax season").
He came home one night to a very cold house, and upon further inspection found that thieves had taken a log off the pile of wood in the backyard and thrown it through a plate-glass sliding door to gain entry.
Plenty of **** was taken, including silver and lots of jewelry. Luckily, they left the house in good condition - didn't trash it.
HERE'S THE TWIST: Of course, my folks filed a police report and made a list of stolen items. At least 10 years later (maybe more!) the cops called saying they caught a guy who seems to have been robbing houses for years - and they think he has some of our stuff! Yeah - the cops actually CALLED US!
My folks went down to the station, and surprisingly found a few items that they knew were theirs - at least TEN YEARS LATER. Nothing of any real value - just some gold jewelry - probably a few hundred bucks. But they tagged it, and few months later after the scumbag was put in jail, we got the stuff! Unreal!
Anyway - in situations like this one, it's always best to TRY to look at the positives: No one was home at the time. No one got hurt or killed. You didn't mention anything about damage, so I'm assuming the thieves didn't trash the house. Thieves have been known to do extensive damage to homes out of spite or whatever - including pissing or shitting on the floors, spilling out refrigerators, etc. At least there was none of that.
It'll be tough to get over for sure. But in time, the anxiety will fade - give yourself a chance. You can't get over this very quickly.
And the cops are only half right about the security system; while they are easy to bypass, it's just one more hurdle for a thief to jump. We all know our car's security systems can be disabled, but we have them so that maybe the thief will pick an easier target. When we were burglarized, we didn't have a security system either. I would think the ****** who got you knew you didn't have one either. It's never a bad idea to have a security system.
Best of luck. I hope they find the guy(s) who did this, sew up his *******, and just keep feeding him.
~HH
When I was a kid - maybe 8 or 9 - my house was burglarized also. I, my brother, and my mother were in Florida visiting my grandparents - my dad did not go (he's an accountant, and it was "tax season").
He came home one night to a very cold house, and upon further inspection found that thieves had taken a log off the pile of wood in the backyard and thrown it through a plate-glass sliding door to gain entry.
Plenty of **** was taken, including silver and lots of jewelry. Luckily, they left the house in good condition - didn't trash it.
HERE'S THE TWIST: Of course, my folks filed a police report and made a list of stolen items. At least 10 years later (maybe more!) the cops called saying they caught a guy who seems to have been robbing houses for years - and they think he has some of our stuff! Yeah - the cops actually CALLED US!
My folks went down to the station, and surprisingly found a few items that they knew were theirs - at least TEN YEARS LATER. Nothing of any real value - just some gold jewelry - probably a few hundred bucks. But they tagged it, and few months later after the scumbag was put in jail, we got the stuff! Unreal!
Anyway - in situations like this one, it's always best to TRY to look at the positives: No one was home at the time. No one got hurt or killed. You didn't mention anything about damage, so I'm assuming the thieves didn't trash the house. Thieves have been known to do extensive damage to homes out of spite or whatever - including pissing or shitting on the floors, spilling out refrigerators, etc. At least there was none of that.
It'll be tough to get over for sure. But in time, the anxiety will fade - give yourself a chance. You can't get over this very quickly.
And the cops are only half right about the security system; while they are easy to bypass, it's just one more hurdle for a thief to jump. We all know our car's security systems can be disabled, but we have them so that maybe the thief will pick an easier target. When we were burglarized, we didn't have a security system either. I would think the ****** who got you knew you didn't have one either. It's never a bad idea to have a security system.
Best of luck. I hope they find the guy(s) who did this, sew up his *******, and just keep feeding him.
~HH
March-19th-2003, 08:44 AM
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Thanks for all the sympathies so far, I'll pass them along to the rest of my family as well. As slva can probably tell you, SpecialK is right. It does feel surreal, and really hasn't "sunk in" yet... Almost like it's all a bad dream.
March-19th-2003, 02:38 PM
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Sorry to hear your story Maxx, I'm glad you are all unhurt.
My fiance's sister's husband (does that make him my brother in law too?) was involved in a home invasion last month. The ******* locked him in his own bathroom!
Anyways, I hope these ******* like the ones that entered my brother in laws get theirs some day.
My fiance's sister's husband (does that make him my brother in law too?) was involved in a home invasion last month. The ******* locked him in his own bathroom!
Anyways, I hope these ******* like the ones that entered my brother in laws get theirs some day.
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