O-Trap;708685 wrote:My parents are in the process of moving to Columbus. Tonight I got a text that their new house in Columbus had the copper piping stripped out of the walls today while they were up in Orrville packing up stuff. They also had their water meter stolen (I thought he said water "heater" at first). Dunno what you could possibly get for that, but hey.
Ever had your place broken into and burglarized?
Yep. Few years ago. Didnt get anything that I know of. Someone had been taking loose change, cash and jewelrly, of which I had none.
I knew right when I got home before going in to the apt. I always had the right blinds closed. (the ones closest to the apt complex front door. I got home and it was open. I get upstairs and notice some things knocked over. A couple of things where I kept mostly pennies had been rooted through. "jewelry" box was emptied but there is ntohing in there but an old class rign and keychains.
I noticed a cop had pulled someone over so I went to flag him down. Told him about it....and he did not even get out of his cruiser.
I did some investigated work kinda. I had found out 2 other units in the building were broken into as well. They were on the other side of the front door. At first I thought the person who did this opened the left blind because it was closed to the front door of the complex. When I noticed the others when they were broken into they also had their left blinds open...but that is the one further away from the front door.
I had noticed also of the things that were dumped over, they all were dumped to th left. It led me to believe it was a lefthanded person who did this.
Few weeks later I saw a cop at a Kiwanis meeting and told him about it and this one seemed geniunely interested. He said they were actively looking at leads because 4-5 places nearby had also been broken into and just jewlery and money taken.
I think it was the grandson of the old lady downstairs. He showed up most days around 2-230 after school and was there for an hour most times. Would be a perfect time as teh other three tenants, and neighbors across road, work during the day.
I didnt feel that violated mostly because nothing was stolen, and that i was not home i guess. Dont know if they ever caught the person...but I never did see that kid after these breakins.