I am a stay at home wife but last Thursday I met my daughter for lunch....while eating my hubby called and said the alarm company had called and said our burglar alarm was going off and the the location was the master bedroom door...he told them to send the police and he was on his way and that I should stay put.
It was not a false alarm. I had this standing jewelry box in a little alcove in the bedroom and I guess they could see it and thought it was worth the risk. After busting the door frame with a crow bar.....they grabbed my hubby's pillow case and just started dumping, even took two of the drawers......
(I did not have the heart to take the picture with everything on the floor as we found it). Well, there is good news and bad news....the good news is that the top was a lid that lifted up and they must have not realized it.........there was some good stuff in there and the sides opened out and had necklaces hanging in them and they too were left untouched. The bad news is that even though for the most part it was costume type jewelry, a lot of it was my mom's.
I left our house at 12:20 p.m. and the alarm went off at 12:45 p.m. The police surmised that they may have watched me leave....they came over the block wall back fence off the street because none of the gates had been disturbed as I have little lock type things on them and they were intact.
Here is what we surmised.....our bedroom door had been shut (we leave it open) so they knew we had the two dogs......
they shut the door to keep them out and began dumping BUT what they didn't know is that we have a parrot and when the dogs get upset and bark he starts hollering his favorite thing.......HELLO!!!!
He sounds just like me so it seems they panicked and left the bottom drawer open but everything there (with the exception of a beautiful bracelet that went with this set)
So Toby bird saved the day from being any worse......
I am trying to make a little light of this but if you have ever been broken into...it sets you on edge....I have come up with all kinds of ideas like barbwire strung on top of the fence:)
Think the neighbors would mind..........
Hubby says "we have lived here 18 years and never been broken into before..I am not changing anything"........ Does sleeping with the gun on the floor next to his side of the bed count?
Well, there have been a few changes.........
this is the new resident of the alcove and I have started leaving the radio on if I leave (we have an outside speaker). Hubby and I have spent some time discussing different situations and what to we might do. I have reminded myself...."put the good stuff in the safe" and I have decided to get rid of a lot of the jewelry I don't wear.
It was not a false alarm. I had this standing jewelry box in a little alcove in the bedroom and I guess they could see it and thought it was worth the risk. After busting the door frame with a crow bar.....they grabbed my hubby's pillow case and just started dumping, even took two of the drawers......
(I did not have the heart to take the picture with everything on the floor as we found it). Well, there is good news and bad news....the good news is that the top was a lid that lifted up and they must have not realized it.........there was some good stuff in there and the sides opened out and had necklaces hanging in them and they too were left untouched. The bad news is that even though for the most part it was costume type jewelry, a lot of it was my mom's.I left our house at 12:20 p.m. and the alarm went off at 12:45 p.m. The police surmised that they may have watched me leave....they came over the block wall back fence off the street because none of the gates had been disturbed as I have little lock type things on them and they were intact.
Here is what we surmised.....our bedroom door had been shut (we leave it open) so they knew we had the two dogs......
they shut the door to keep them out and began dumping BUT what they didn't know is that we have a parrot and when the dogs get upset and bark he starts hollering his favorite thing.......HELLO!!!!He sounds just like me so it seems they panicked and left the bottom drawer open but everything there (with the exception of a beautiful bracelet that went with this set)
I am trying to make a little light of this but if you have ever been broken into...it sets you on edge....I have come up with all kinds of ideas like barbwire strung on top of the fence:)
Think the neighbors would mind..........Hubby says "we have lived here 18 years and never been broken into before..I am not changing anything"........ Does sleeping with the gun on the floor next to his side of the bed count?
Well, there have been a few changes.........
this is the new resident of the alcove and I have started leaving the radio on if I leave (we have an outside speaker). Hubby and I have spent some time discussing different situations and what to we might do. I have reminded myself...."put the good stuff in the safe" and I have decided to get rid of a lot of the jewelry I don't wear.
6 comments:
What an awful experience. Thank heaven you were not home and that no one was injured.
My niece's home was broken into several years ago, and it took her a long time to feel safe in her house.
Go to the local pawn shops: I bet you will find some of your mother's jewelry in the cabinets.
That is so awful. It feels like you have been violated knowing that someone was in your place. I know because I have experienced it. It still rattles me. Your burglars were really bold knowing you had an alarm system. Sounds like it was planned. It is sad that you lost those pieces with precious memories. Thank goodness your animals were unharmed.
I'm stunned ... and saddened, Monica! Last night we slept with the BR windows open - nowdays, that's probably not such a great idea.
Thank God your fur-babies are OK ... they're adorable!!!
That is terrible - I feel so bad for you - your home violated - people watching you - keep your gun where it is! Love, sandie
It is an awful feeling and very hard to make light of as you are doing. It is so unbelievable to think someone would do that.
The plus side is that the bird saved the day and the pups were unharmed. I hope 'they' get caught. MB
Just sick to read this - costume jewelery or not, it is precious to you. I would be really changing things but I know Wayne would have said the same as your hubby.
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