I went away for a couple of days and came home to discover many drawers partly open, the foyer closet open and the couch cushions all messed up.
On closer inspection I discovered that the back door had been forced open, trashing the door frame to the point where I am told that I need to have the door removed and a new frame constructed and maybe a new door.
For some reason after all of the rifling through the drawers nothing was taken. I ran the profile of all the major perp groups but nothing makes sense.
Young kids - not a drop of alcohol missing.
Money hungry dopers - eight containers of loose change - clear plastic mostly left untouched in the kitchen. Same for all electronics and power tools.
They seem to have been selectively looking in the top bureau drawers, humidor and inside the couch cushions. Perhaps they were looking for high value easy to carry items.
I wonder if my LBYM lifestyle meant that all of my stuff was so old that it was not worth them taking it.
On the other hand it seems like they might have been somehow scared off. My neighbor reported seeing a white van parked in my driveway as she left her house at 10am Sunday morning. Maybe they saw here viewing the van and got spooked.
In any case it is a royal pita. I had to replace two smashed locks and rekey three others for $220. I have yet to figure the cost of the door frame replacement. My step-father has offered to help do it myself, but I wonder if I can handle the project or if I have the time to spend doing it.
This really brings home the point that no matter what you do they can get into your house. If I make the door too hard they will just go in through a window.
I am considering installing an actively monitored alarm or maybe some sort of video cameras that could feed the computer which in turn could upload to a web site at work in case they steal the computer. It would have given my great pleasure to have a video to give to the police, plus it would be nice to know exactly what I am up against.
I think I have some sort of mild PTSD from this. Last night I could not sleep, just waiting for them to come back. I even loaded the 40 round banana clip on my 22cal carbine just in case. However, I do not really want to be in the shooting business and I realize that a tiny plinking rifle is not the best tool to hunt humans with. Probably this is just a way of acting out and dealing with the feeling of being violated. I never gave a lot of thought to what women feel like after being raped, but now it blows my mind to consider given the effect of my relatively minor event.
Any thoughts or helpful advice will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
On closer inspection I discovered that the back door had been forced open, trashing the door frame to the point where I am told that I need to have the door removed and a new frame constructed and maybe a new door.
For some reason after all of the rifling through the drawers nothing was taken. I ran the profile of all the major perp groups but nothing makes sense.
Young kids - not a drop of alcohol missing.
Money hungry dopers - eight containers of loose change - clear plastic mostly left untouched in the kitchen. Same for all electronics and power tools.
They seem to have been selectively looking in the top bureau drawers, humidor and inside the couch cushions. Perhaps they were looking for high value easy to carry items.
I wonder if my LBYM lifestyle meant that all of my stuff was so old that it was not worth them taking it.
On the other hand it seems like they might have been somehow scared off. My neighbor reported seeing a white van parked in my driveway as she left her house at 10am Sunday morning. Maybe they saw here viewing the van and got spooked.
In any case it is a royal pita. I had to replace two smashed locks and rekey three others for $220. I have yet to figure the cost of the door frame replacement. My step-father has offered to help do it myself, but I wonder if I can handle the project or if I have the time to spend doing it.
This really brings home the point that no matter what you do they can get into your house. If I make the door too hard they will just go in through a window.
I am considering installing an actively monitored alarm or maybe some sort of video cameras that could feed the computer which in turn could upload to a web site at work in case they steal the computer. It would have given my great pleasure to have a video to give to the police, plus it would be nice to know exactly what I am up against.
I think I have some sort of mild PTSD from this. Last night I could not sleep, just waiting for them to come back. I even loaded the 40 round banana clip on my 22cal carbine just in case. However, I do not really want to be in the shooting business and I realize that a tiny plinking rifle is not the best tool to hunt humans with. Probably this is just a way of acting out and dealing with the feeling of being violated. I never gave a lot of thought to what women feel like after being raped, but now it blows my mind to consider given the effect of my relatively minor event.
Any thoughts or helpful advice will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.