Journal nizo's Journal: Damn....breakin attempt foiled by $2 hardware screw 12
Someone tried to break into my house; it looks like they shot a hole in the window with a pellet gun and tried to undo the latch. Thanks bastards for cracking my window, but little did you know that short of a crowbar, you will never move the little $2 screw thingy that keeps the windows shut. Luckily it was one of the windows I wanted to replace anyway, but still damn....
Meanwhile, the installation of the videocameras has just moved up on my priority list. Being able to watch them from work will make me all warm and fuzzy inside. I only hope my cat jumped up and scared the piss out of whoever was trying to force the window open. I did noticed that a concealing bush on the side of the house needs to go away, which will happen first thing tomorrow.
And since the dumbass* across the street was working on a car right in front of our house with two of his buddies, I have a pretty good inkling of who the culprit might be. The officer that came by to file the report was interested that the car they have been working on has had a temporary license sticker since early April (and no license plate, which showed up wonderfully on the pictures I took today and last month). Luckily the little old lady across the way said she would keep an eye on things more closely too.
*Yeah, the same dumbass who blasts his radio and runs a car repair shop from his house. The one that the city has already told to stop repairing cars in the yard, and yet they continue to do so (thus the pictures I take periodically of the junkyard that is their front yard). Might not be them, but whoever it is, I should get a few nice pictures next time to share with the cops. On the upside I can now better document the constant flow of cars across the way as well with the new cameras, so I can catch multiple dumbasses at one time.
Concealing Bush (Score:2)
Take care, and good luck. While that's certainly scary, I'm glad that you already see the measures you need to take. Installing the cameras will be extremely helpful, even if they aren't hooked up. A rottie might not hurt either...
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What the heck is everyone doing on here and multiply so late???
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Some of us just can't sleep...
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Are you sure these guys are actually repairing the cars? Could it be a chop shop?
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Good to go (Score:2)
Are you sure it was a burglary attempt? (Score:2)
Are you sure it was a burglary attempt and not just the people across the street exacting some petty revenge on you? I mean, if you've been taking pictures of them, they might not care for that so much...
I hope it goes without saying that I am in no way defending them. I'm just pointing out the obvious fact that crooks don't like having their pictures taken.
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I try to be subtle about the picture taking, and even they have finally started to realize they have pissed off everyone who lives around
Sounds like the best guess, then (Score:2)
Actually, it's fairly simple to break into homes (Score:2)
Failing that, a shaped charge does wonders. Or a satchel charge with a foil blanket (same basic thing).