A detective from the Columbus Police Department called the end of last week and wanted someone to come and have a look at some more items recovered from possible break-ins. TP went to the Pubic Safety building on Monday, but none of the things they had were his. I know he was hoping they would have those commemorative wristwatches he was so sad about loosing. But the stuff they had for him to look at was not something he recognized.
He reported that there was another homeowner from the east end of the county who had also been burgled, and found a number of items he could identify. Electronics like cameras and cam-corders. This other man said he already had an alarm system, but that apparently did not prevent the loss. The patrol officers apparently got to the location within five minutes of the time the alarm notification. But they did not find anyone in the house. The homeowner now believes the intruder was hiding in the crawl space under the house! So the (alleged and unidentified) thief would have just waited the responding officers out, and mosey'ed on home with this sack full of misappropriated goods.
We have a jam-up security system: now. That we don't have anything of any particular value... so that proves another truism. Not only is true that 'dead bolts won't keep you safe', but now we also know that 'security systems cannot keep your belongings safe in your home'.
I have to wonder: if the burgling person was under the house- did he just casually go back in to be sure he had not missed anything after the patrol cars departed? You know they come barreling up the street with lots of noise, to give the criminal element ample time to evacuate the premises. The alarm was likely not re-set - so he would have had plenty of time to inspect all the likely locations of valuables at his leisure.
And did you know that if the police consfiscate stolen merchandise from the pawn business - the shop owner is just out of luck. Does he get charged with possession of stolen items?
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