January 14, 2005
One Adam-12, One Adam-12
"A two-eleven in progress"
Damn, I loved that show.
Last night not one, not two, but three - count 'em three, houses were burglarized on my block. Actually - the three houses next to our house. Our next door neighbors, the house across the street (yes that house which was broken into this summer) and the house next to it, which had been broken into twice previously.
It looked like a professional job too. I'm guessing they staked out the joints because they only hit the weekenders (read: dark and unoccupied) homes. They ran-sacked the places, emptied out every drawer, opened every cabinet, tipped over mattresses looking for the good stuff. The really good stuff, like their plasma TVs and silver etc., ouch. They didn't take the other stuff (i.e. the smaller TV/DVD players, bookshelf stereos or the like).
Having had the pleasure of discovering two of the "forced entries" myself, I spent a good hour and a half on the phone with the home owners and again at the scene(s) with the cops while they did their CSI.
It was interesting for about 2 minutes, then it quickly spiraled into "I'm bored out of my skull, can I go now?" "No ma'am, just a few more minutes..." Nothing at all like CSI on TV (I'm shocked, shocked, I tell ya!). No DNA sampling, no swabbing, just a quick dusting for prints (and there were none) and a lot of stuttered general questions. Sigh... I was hoping for Marg Helgenberger but ended up with Barney Fife.
What creeps me out is that we were home last night. We heard the neighbors dog barking around 8:00, but he barks at the cats all the time. I can't believe we didn't see, hear or notice anything unusual. Spooky.
I think we'll be setting the house alarm a little more diligently now. ::shudder::
Posted by MJ at January 14, 2005 10:35 PMway too close to home. Be safe!
Posted by: Susan at January 15, 2005 05:28 PMYes, be safe. Was thinking about you and the fabulous wife and who knew that Friday Fishwrap would give such a well rounded updates? From the rescue of Pogo to robberies by meth addicts and pump-bearing-neighbor requiring floods, I feel like I just spent the last year with you guys.
And I had just finished publishing an editorial about the heterosexually and ethically challenged Armstrong Williams and his ilk, A Midwinter Night's Scream, in which I referred to most blogs as "self-referential, self-absorbed electronic diary entries," you my sweet MJ have shown me another value. You can tell a really good story to all of your friends without having to fucking repeat yourself. And can make friends miss you! Give M2 a big hug and kiss for me.
Posted by: Clinton at January 15, 2005 09:28 PMIt is a fortunate thing that your house was spared.
And thanks for taking the time to make a post over that the Digital Fishwrap site.
I came across your site after dreaming up with the name for my blog and did a little searching to make sure someone else hadn't had the idea first. Your site's name came up in the search. And I was also thilled to find a fellow Palm Springs resident's blog out there. And I've been checking in ever since (I hope you don't mind).
Keep the doors locked and the alarm set!
Posted by: G-man at January 16, 2005 03:48 AMjeebus criminy, those poor folks. gyah...I actually slept through a breakin once when I was 10. Just stole my mom's purse. We knew it was a neighbor because she had befriended my mother and she knew where my mother hid it, but we couldn't prove it. I hope they catch the effers who did it.
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