House was broken into

[GreatHornedOwl]

Last night I got home to find my security lights turned off, back door kicked in, and TV and money stolen. I called the cops, then immediately after my neighbor who was at work.

Here's where it gets fishy. My neighbor told me that his girlfriend said she saw my porch light flickering. How did he know this? He had not had a chance to talk to his girlfriend yet.

And the lights were turned off by hand. Somebody reached up, and unscrewed them. How did she see the light flickering but not see someone unscrewing them??

 

[Scars]

Tell the authorities this information. They can do a finger print test. Someone tried to break into my house through my backdoor while I was sleeping, and completely shattered my back door window with a rock the size of a fist. They started lifting shoe prints off my back brick wall fence and what not. They never found the guy until he robbed another neighbor of mine and they were able to match prints with a guy they arrested a few weeks either who was arrest when he seems suspicious carrying a bag full of times. They didn't know he stole anything at the time, but they were able to arrest him for being drunk in public and then later matched his prints.

Let the authorities know, not us.

-Scars

 

[Scars]

^ It probably was, but it's useless information if you can't prove it. Idk what it is, but I've had 3 break in attempts throughout the course of every place I've lived at sense I was born (it's more common than you think). Before my parents divorced I guess when I was real little some guy tried to break in and my dad held him down at gun point until authorities showed up. I was too little to really remember. I've had my windows bashed in a couple times, I've caught tweakers (or at least that's what I assume they are) simply hop into my backyard or just take a squat in my front yard before making a loud noise hinting them to leave, and the story about a guy actually trying to come into my house only happened about a year ago, and ended with me walking out with a baseball bat and my knife yelling at him as he ran and hopped the fence again. It seems funny now, but it is actually a pretty traumatic and scary experience. This guy was continuously throwing rocks at my door (but from a safe distance) and when I opened the door, I nearly got hit in the head by one. The whole back wall of my house got fvcked up, and you can still even see craters where he missed the window and just hit the house. It's pretty fvcked up. I don't even really live in what you would consider the "ghetto" either. I like to think of myself as middle class, which is generally what these thieves thrive upon. But I can easily see how the upper class/rich/well off people could find this as humorous, until it actually happens to them.

-Scars

 

[Quiksilver]

I don't want to make generalizations based upon one data point, but 100% of the time when a first-world economy starts to slide into depression, those inclined to B&E and burglary who are suddenly unemployed and hungry, end up actualizing those inclinations.

In other words, crime rates are inversely correlated to strength of economy.

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I've added some security layers where I live, as well as some modifications to my vehicle to make it extremely tedious to steal.

Also, a crime that you would call 'lucky' (raiding your home during a 5 minute window of you on an errand) are not luck-related most of the time. Maybe a neighbor or someone nearby who has been scouting your house.

There have been a spate of B&Es on cars, houses, and stores in my area. We know who is responsible and have had the police involved. The police can't do much as they immediately fence whatever they take, thus no evidence aside from circumstantial witnesses. It's been very tempting for me and the two guys I live with to go over there and sort them out, especially with the police on our side.

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Lots of desperate people out there now who may have no regrets about clubbing your skull in to feed their family or their addiction.

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Basic layers of residence security:

Layer 1 - Perimeter: Fence, gate, wall.
Layer 2 - Outer: Yard motion detectors, protected flood lights, outdoor/IR cameras
Layer 3 - Surface: Door locks, window bars, hardened screens, curtains.
Layer 4 - Interior: Big dog, internal motion detectors, internal silent alarm direct to police.
Layer 5 - Personal: Shotgun with weaponlight, pistol with heavy/bright flashlight.

 

[Robert28]

I don't want to make generalizations based upon one data point, but 100% of the time when a first-world economy starts to slide into depression, those inclined to B&E and burglary who are suddenly unemployed and hungry, end up actualizing those inclinations.

In other words, crime rates are inversely correlated to strength of economy.

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I've added some security layers where I live, as well as some modifications to my vehicle to make it extremely tedious to steal.

Also, a crime that you would call 'lucky' (raiding your home during a 5 minute window of you on an errand) are not luck-related most of the time. Maybe a neighbor or someone nearby who has been scouting your house.

There have been a spate of B&Es on cars, houses, and stores in my area. We know who is responsible and have had the police involved. The police can't do much as they immediately fence whatever they take, thus no evidence aside from circumstantial witnesses. It's been very tempting for me and the two guys I live with to go over there and sort them out, especially with the police on our side.

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Lots of desperate people out there now who may have no regrets about clubbing your skull in to feed their family or their addiction.-----

Basic layers of residence security:

Layer 1 - Perimeter: Fence, gate, wall.
Layer 2 - Outer: Yard motion detectors, protected flood lights, outdoor/IR cameras
Layer 3 - Surface: Door locks, window bars, hardened screens, curtains.
Layer 4 - Interior: Big dog, internal motion detectors, internal silent alarm direct to police.
Layer 5 - Personal: Shotgun with weaponlight, pistol with heavy/bright flashlight.

this is exactly why I went and got my CWP, took some self defense shooting classes, and bought a "few" guns you force your way into my home, you will get your head blown clean off and I'll be able to sleep at night about it.

 

[user43770]

this is exactly why I went and got my CWP, took some self defense shooting classes, and bought a "few" guns you force your way into my home, you will get your head blown clean off and I'll be able to sleep at night about it.

Most B&Es happen when the owner isn't home, so make sure you also buy a gun safe to protect your investment.

 

[Robert28]

Most B&Es happen when the owner isn't home, so make sure you also buy a gun safe to protect your investment.

i bought one. been alot of home invasions happening around here though more then breaking in when the people weren't home.

 

[Julius_Seizeher]

It was a looter who voted for Owebummer.

 

[Alle_Gory]

I've added some security layers where I live, as well as some modifications to my vehicle to make it extremely tedious to steal.

Such as? I would imagine some sort of immobilizer on the lock as well as a remote switch to decouple the battery would be good. Some lock nuts for the rims, maybe a Lojack system to track it...

It was a looter who voted for Owebummer.

Not even remotely funny. Quit being such a tight wad and maybe some of that humour will escape once in awhile.

 

[backbreaker]

I got robbed, basically jumped and my car stolen earlier this year. Went and got a handgun weeks later.

Also as silly as it sounds, get a dog. I have (now 2) Alaskan huskies, one is a pup,but one is 6 years old and about 90 pounds and is bigger than me when stands up.

my dad had a German Shepard when he lived in a pretty rough neighborhood when i was growing up. that dog ran a few people off.

 

[Quiksilver]

Such as? I would imagine some sort of immobilizer on the lock as well as a remote switch to decouple the battery would be good. Some lock nuts for the rims, maybe a Lojack system to track it...

Nothing fancy:

1. kill switch on starter motor
2. kill switch on the injectors
3. steering wheel 'club'
4. removed all fuses, from dash and under hood. kept inside spare tire in trunk.

1 & 2 took about 2 hours to do, once I read the manual and got the parts I required.

I only use the above when backpacking in national park/state forest, when leaving vehicle unattended for days at a time.

The killswitch for the starter motor, I had wired through the firewall to an unused button on my dash. I had the wire fed through the firewall by my mechanic and I did the rest (dash, under hood) myself.

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The vehicle I have is particularly susceptible to theft.

I also leave the driver door unlocked when at a national park/state forest. Figure I'd rather they opened the door rather than break a window or lock. Then they can sit in the seat and realize there's nothing of value in the car, and the car would take a full day with all the right tools and parts, including a multimeter, in order to start.

 

[Alle_Gory]

I also leave the driver door unlocked when at a national park/state forest. Figure I'd rather they opened the door rather than break a window or lock. Then they can sit in the seat and realize there's nothing of value in the car, and the car would take a full day with all the right tools and parts, including a multimeter, in order to start.

Smart. You can also get a LoJack system if you care to retrieve your car. You can inform them you won't be using the car for so many days, if it moves it's not you.

They send their own recovery team along with a police officer or two to retrieve the vehicle.

 

[GreatHornedOwl]

the thread creator isn't gonna tell the authorities

I have no proof.

 

[Alle_Gory]

I have no proof.

No ****, this is why you call the cops and ask them to find proof of who did it.

Too late now. Why exactly did you make this thread? Maybe to vent out your feelings and frustrations instead of actually doing something productive. Like a woman.