"Today was a terrible day because..."

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

My house got robbed :/

Some time this morning in broad daylight they went around the side of my house, climbed on the roof and forced open a window. They took my brother's PS3 but not PS4 as it seems like they were unable to unplug the power cable quick enough, there is damage to the tv stand where they tried to pull it. They took his PS4 controllers and a bunch of games too but not all of them, as well as some sports jerseys, his watch, camera, smart watch and a survival knife. They took rings from my room (there were only a few, not very expensive. They didn't look very hard as I had more expensive jewelry in the same drawer) and my passport for some reason, which is a bit worrying. I had to cancel it. I literally had my bf's PS3 and xbox360 sitting on the floor of my room but they not only left the PS3, they removed the Xbox and all its cables from the backpack it was in and took only the backpack...presumably to carry the stuff they stole. Wtf. They went through my drawers of Pokemon games and tipped everything out but didn't take any, think they were looking for more jewelry. Thank god they didn't take my DS. They stole jewelry from my mum but luckily not the watch she got from her parents when she was 21 or my grandpa's watch. They did take her engagement and wedding rings though, but not her moneybox sitting in plain sight...

In the loungeroom they took my crappy old laptop we use for Netflix but not the power cord which it depends on as the battery is crap. xD As well as my Wii for some reason but left all the games and controllers and my GameCube, N64 and SNES which would all be worth more than the Wii, I'd say. They also took my old phone which no longer works on the network here so you can't make calls or anything. But it was a hassle as I had to change all of my internet passwords.

We were insured so we will get money for all the stuff they took so it's not too bad. A guy came and fixed the window for now so it can't be opened. I feel like I got off easy but my brother wasn't so lucky. :( He did happen to have photos of all his games though so at least he has a record of them and could work out what was taken. So take photos of your stuff people!!! Especially jewelry. The police came through and fingerprinted everything and think it was some kids as they took such random stuff and it wasn't a professional job. One of the neighbours saw a girl about 20yrs old walking up and down the street at about 8am as well as a white van. Some kids were also caught trying to get into a neighbour's car a couple months ago and chased off, and someone also went into my car a few months before that and stole my spare change :P My street is kinda dark and a no through road so it's pretty quiet, so I guess we have become a target for these kids. What is this world coming to.

I was going to make this a blog but I don't wanna be reminded of it every time I look at my account so I posted here instead xD I'm just hoping they don't come back. :/

[Neo Emolga]

My house got robbed :/

Holy crap, that sounds bad...

Quite a few years back, we were robbed as well. He made his way through by climbing under our porch and kicking through a window that had been covered up (likely because the porch was built after the main house was completed and there was no need to have that window anymore). But there was still that stupid opening he could break his way through (we bricked it up after this whole thing) He stole a lot of jewelry and money also.

Identify unique items that the police would be able to distinguish from common stuff. I remember the chump who robbed us got nailed by the police because he stole my sister's ID card and a watch I had that was based off of the N64 Goldeneye (it really wasn't worth as much as he probably thought it was). Nailed. They were distinguishable items and it traced him back to the robbery. He only got a few months in prison, but at least he didn't get away free. We didn't get most of the jewelry back because he had already pawned it.

Chances are good whoever robbed your house will try to pawn what they stole. Yeah, it seems like they take random stuff because they have a limited window on how long they can be there before they're noticed. They also don't know the layout of the house and where the most valuable stuff is, so their search will typically be very hasty. From what I've been told, they REALLY don't want to deal with the cops, so they want to head in, take what they can quickly rather than spend too much time considering the value of things, and be out of there before the cops get there.

For our situation, the creepy thing is if someone had been sick and just sleeping at home, who knows what the guy would have done. Not a pretty thought. It's a major reason why we have guns in the house now (and I'm not talking little pea shooters either). When it comes to personal well-being, I don't want to test the ethics and morality of these freaks, especially if they're already willing to steal and destroy things. I understand that not everyone is crazy about guns, though. It took me quite some time before I even considering touching one.

But yeah, I can imagine how your sense of security is feeling pretty violated right now. It happened to us and we were a bit paranoid for quite a few good months after that incident.