We're all ok thank you. Just shaken up and angry. Police have been but they said it's extremely unlikely that we will get our belongings back or catch the person responsible. Currently sat downstairs as they've taken our house keys so we have no way of securing our house until a locksmith arrives in the morning
I’m so sorry to hear this @SarahGard83....what an awful thing to have happen to you! I hope they manage to catch the b@st@rd and retrieve your stuff for you. Sending you lots of Tattle hugs xx
You all must be exhausted hope they catch the scum ,my neighbour had the same happen her last year just after her mum died they actually went in through her kitchen window and put her dog that was in the kitchen to the back garden they sat on her bed and went through her jewelry and drawers ,She's a single parent it's just her and her daughter so she didn't have much in the way of valuables only her mums rings which they took and threw the rest under her duvet .It had a really bad effect on her mentally she was terrified to stay in the house ,but at the same time afraid to leave in case they came back. These scumbags takeaway more than your belongings ,they take your sense of security too.Get yourself some CCTV that's what see did and an alarm they're cheap enough in the likes of screwfix ,your husband should be able to fit it easy enough if he's an engineer. it'll take time to recover but the police told her they're unlikely to come back xx
They're absolute scum. Ordered a security camera and alerted the neighbours and they're going to check theirs to see if they caught anything. I'm sat in my living room and I'm shaking. Every move makes me jump. I'm a nervous wreck
This happened to us last year. An absolutely horrible experience and I’m glad you’re all safe. We put up CCTV cameras and signs that say “beware of the dog” even though at the time we didn’t have a dog, but it makes burglars think twice about breaking in if they think a dog is there. We also got a ring doorbell so that if someone knocks at the door we don’t recognise, or looks like they’re breaking in (it has motion detection) we have a few mins to lock ourselves in bathroom and phone police - doesn’t get you complete safety but the few extra minutes could be useful.
Thank you. Chances of catching the scum or retrieving our stuff are slim but none of us are hurt and that's the main. Just shaken up and upset
The saving grace is that you aren’t able to touch anything yet if you have to leave it as it is. Once they’ve been, you can get scrubbing if it will make you feel better. Chances of getting anything or them having it is VERY low. Thinking of you xxxxxxxxxxxxxAnd now I'm panicking in case he had covid and has touched goodness knows what. I can't clean as police coming back today and we've been told to leave everything as it is. Hubby thinks I'm over reacting about the covid thing. Maybe I am
Im so sorry this has happened to you.
So sorry to read this, hope you are all ok x
To give you a bit of hope - I was burgled a couple of years ago (actually I was working in the garden about 5m from my door, in the middle of the day) so their window of opportunity was minuscule.. I always feel lucky I didn’t come face to face with them like you did, because you don’t know what these people are capable of! Try and think you are lucky that there was no altercation
The feeling of violation is awful, and it must have been so scary. The numb feeling will be shock, it'll pass...in the meantime, don't put too much pressure on yourself, and try not to worry about COVID. You can give everywhere a good wash once the police have been back. xxxSending you love. I can't imagine how that is. The feeling of violation would be absolutely terrible. Are you all okay?
So sorry to hear about this, absolute bastards, hope the police catch them. Definitely get an alarm fitted, the police should be able to give you advice on how you can make your property more secure, not that should to have to.