Do you remember our brief foray into "things coming in threes" on the day of my final exam? Yes? Good, because here is further proof!
I told you that my poor neighbour had her purse stolen one day last week, closely followed by a brick being thrown through the window a couple of days later. Then it was our turn - we went to the car to set off to town only to find that some good for nothing hoodlum mis-guided person had obviously confused our car for their own and had lost their key.
Clearly, though, this wasn't going stop them, and they resorted to using brute force (along with their ignorance) to try to open the driver's door. Having yanked the handle out of its frame, they abandoned the endeavour - maybe the security light came on and disturbed them, we'll never know, but they don't appear to have actually entered the car.
So, there we are, three things in about a week at our end of the road.
I jokingly said to the police officer to whom I reported it that I thought it was time to move, but he very seriously assured me that this road is a 'very nice area to live in', so I guess I'll stay:-)
Last evening the door bell rang. A police officer stood there in his shirt sleeves, radio in hand.
Had I heard anything at about 9pm the night before? Somebody had thrown a brick through my neighbour's living room window!!!!
I was out visiting a friend, my house had been empty, so clearly I couldn't help. I'm lucky I didn't return home to a brick through my window, I suppose. I hope the variety of shrubs I have in front of my house afforded me some protection, it would have been difficult to have found a good place to take a shot from. If they had ventured onto the path or driveway, the security lights would have perhaps startled them.
Who knows? I just feel sorry for my poor, elderly neighbours:(
My neighbours parked their car on their drive. They went indoors. He took the two dogs for a short walk to the park. She sat down in the conservatory for a little while, dumping her handbag on the coffee table instead of putting it in the cupboard, where it normally lives.
She went through to the living room to fetch something. When she returned to the conservatory she saw a navy suited figure leaving through the door. Sensibly, she didn't accost him. She looked in her handbag, her purse was missing. Maybe it had fallen out in the car?
He was returning home with the dogs. Outside my house a young man in navy worksuit nodded to him, smiled and crossed the road. He carried on home, next door to me.
She met him and asked if he'd seen a young man in navy. Yes, he had. They looked together for her purse, it wasn't in the car. They called the police.
Despite several officers called out, they didn't find the young man.
So, beware of opportunist thieves! They strike whenever they feel like it, they don't leave a calling card.
My neighbours have a house with wrought iron grilles at the front door, and a wrought iron gate across their drive. The gate was left open whilst he walked the dogs for a quarter of an hour. It took less than that for the theft to take place.
Guard your belongings - don't let them get away with it if they visit your house!
