[Chat] Attempted break in

[Eric A. Perlman]

There have been a lot of rocks, bottles, etc. thrown around our block
lately.   At first, I found it entertaining how one of the teenagers
chucked an open bottle of orange juice into my yard, which managed to
land perfectly in the fish pond as to float without it getting in
the water, phew...  I don't think fish like OJ.

But the next two glass bottles that I found way into my yard -- a good
30 feet or more from the fence -- have me ticked off.

I also noticed two rocks sitting on the roof portion over
my front porch -- definitely new as I had the roof recoated
a month ago -- again, I didn't think much of it, but now it
seems obvious that someone was trying to hit the windows...

I half wonder if this is the same group of 13-17 year olds
whose favorite hobby on Friday and Tuesday nights is knocking
over every single trash can in the neighborhood...

Your annoyed neighbor across the street,
Eric

On Fri, Oct 13, 2006 at 08:01:32AM -0700, Greg Alexander wrote:
> I'm sorry to hear that Kathleen.  I know that is quite scary.  We got a call on at 9 on Saturday
> night from our alarm company (we were at PJs enjoying a pizza and beer) that our alarm was going
> off.  My partner and a friend came home to check on it as we assumed that it was a false alarm. 
> No, in fact, as someone threw a rock through the front window breaking the storm and main window
> (luckily we have glass break sensors on the windows).  The cops were great (they actually got here
> the same time as Paul who was only seven blocks away).  They searched the entire house but they
> believe that it was probably just vandalism as it would not make sense for a break-in attempt to
> break a front window at 9 on a Saturday and only use a small rock.  I did not sleep on Saturday
> but have adjusted now.  It has been more of an inconvenience that anything else having to replace
> the glass in both windows.
> 
> Stay safe!
> 
> -Greg
> 
> 
> 
> --- Kathleen Wilsbach <kwilsbach at speakeasy.net> wrote:
> 
> > Sunday night someone attempted to break into our back second floor
> > bedroom.  Emil was already in bed (about 2:30 AM) but I had gotten
> > up to check a scheduling problem I thought I might have Monday and
> > was on the computer in the front second floor room.  Emil called to
> > me asking if I had heard something.  I called back that I hadn't.
> > We chalked it up to noise from next door or out in the alley.
> > 
> > The next day when I pulled up the blinds in the bedroom, a small
> > flower pot on our outside bedroom windowsill had been moved.
> > Then I noticed that the screen was pushed up and a plastic
> > chair on the balcony was moved to be in front of the window
> > (so someone could stand on it presumably).  We did call 311
> > and they send a couple of officers to come and look.  They
> > were very nice but didn't take a report.  They said they'd
> > make a note to put our house on some sort of special watch
> > list for a couple of nights.
> > 
> > We don't have stairs from our back 1st floor deck to the second
> > floor one but the house next door is 3 apartment so they have
> > connecting steps (required by fire law to have a back exit from every
> > apartment).  I assume the person came up there stairs and climbed
> > over the rail separating our two decks but was then scared
> > away when Emil called to me.  Very scary.  So, be aware and watchful.
> > 
> > -Kathleen
> > -- 
> > Kathleen Wilsbach
> > kwilsbach at mac.com
> > 
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