February 19, 2007
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Argh, another break-in
Arrived at the house 6:45am this morning and found the big garage door wide open, rain slanting gently in to puddle on the floor.
Bad news: Seth lost an expensive skilsaw, a fancy hammer drill and a mixing drill. I lost my sawzall and my entire cordless drill kit (incl. drill, battery charger, 12" level, studfinder, three spade-tip wood bits, a concrete bit, a saw-bit, a complete set of regular drill bits, and lots of assorted screws washers doodads and drywall anchors). Bob lost a $675 compressor & its accessories.
Good news: for some reason the ladders, extension cords, shop vac, radial-arm saw & other high-value stuff were all left behind. And no vandalism, as far as we can tell.
I filed a police report already. Not that this is a crime that demands the LAPD's attention, but it may help police to see patterns in thefts and burglaries, which can lead to the arrest and conviction of at least some of the construction-site thieves at work in Los Angeles. (it wasn't homeless persons: lots of easily-recyclable aluminum flashing/ducting was left untouched)
If nothing else, I'm going to do my part to make sure the crime statistics for my neighborhood are accurate. Too many thefts go unreported in the inner city.
Comments (3)
Hi Nic. Just thought I'd stop in and see how things were going. Sorry to hear about the break in. It's pretty cool though, seeing the amount of progress on the house in the last month since I was out there.
Thanks, Mike! Just wait till you see the next update... as we finish some of the work, we discover (or create for ourselves) more work we didn't anticipate... it's a metaphor for life, every time I turn around!
Sorry to hear...