So, I come home from church Sunday to find someone has broken down the door to my shop and stolen my power miter saw, chainsaw, circular saw, drill, and socket set .

Anybody know how to make the sick, violated feeling go away other than finding the crooks and !!!!

Chris

 

hey,
before we moved we got broken into, almost exactly like yours. found out it was one of the guys who BUILT OUR HOUSE! that was the worst part! we got most everything back (all they took was jewelry, none of my or my dad's tools or anything like that)but it was a pretty crappy deal, it was like being scared in your own house for the first few nights before we knew who did it. The other scary part was knowing that they knew your schedule, like, when you were gona and stuff.that creeped me out the most (plus i was like, 8). anyways, just let the Sherriffs (or if you live in town the city cops) handle it, if theyre semi-competent like ours theyll catch them. Hope you get your tools back....hard enought o fix stuff as it is!
Mike S.
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No, but in the meantime you will probably be thinking of ways to keep them from doing it again such as a strong desire to start a neighborhood watch, installing an alarm system, fencing the entire property in, installing jail bars on doors & windows, wondering why more cops are not around, etc, etc. You will also probably be looking at your not-so-elegant neighbors with an eye of suspession.

In actuality, you probably would have spent more money in preventing this from happening than what the stolen tools were worth, and even then, there are no guarantees that it still couldn't happen. And that suspecious neighbor is probably just as innocent as "Chuck & Barb" next door.

Sorry about your loss, but at least they didn't get your

 

The only answer is to sit up all night long waiting and if they come back do this:

 

You're gonna have a lousy feeling in your gut for awhile. And you probrably know who did it. You could check the pawn shops, but the pawn shops are mostly owned by ex-cops that know how to hide the stuff.

 

Time is the best healer of that sick feeling in the pit or your stomach.
I had a similar experience several years ago. We lived in a small house with a carport. We had a '68 Mustang and a '64 Econoline van. I had a little metal storage building in the back (fenced) yard. I kept my yard tools and such in the metal building, but my mechanics tools (a non-craftsman socket set and a few screwdrivers) in a tool box in my van.
Because the carport was only for one car, I parked the van in the front yard beside the driveway, near the bedroom window.
One Sunday, upon coming home from church, I saw that one of my van doors was not completely closed. Upon closer checking, the passenger window was shattered, and my tools were gone. I know the sick feeling. I called the sheriff and basically he wrote it up, with a "no prints available" statement, although the culprit had gone into my back yard, stolen my propane torch and an aluminum funnel to try to burn the rubber from around the window. I guess the heat shattered it. (Poor dummy, he could have used a coat hanger!). Anyway the funnel was oil coated, so I know there had to be prints everywhere.

Bottom line: My comprehensive fixed the van window. My homeowners policy replaced my tools, and I actually came out to the good. That is except for the bad feeling I had for a few weeks.


Winford

 

we got broken into before the cops didn't even care. took my partents wedding rings! my dad was sat around all night with the door kicked in waitng like this for them

when my frod got broken into it took me 6 months to find out who did it. now when i get him alone he will be intorduced to one off Vampire with a crowbar!

 

A gun was stolen from my place in the last apartment I rented.

I now live on the same block as a law officer.

I am pretty sure who did the deed, but never got proof.

But the serial number was put on the national alert net for stolen firearms. The crack-head punk that took it may not get busted, but eventually it will turn up, and hopefully anyone connected with it will be going bye-bye.

More than that I can't express, because this is a family website- and even after all this time I can't think about the incident in polite terms.

 

Well ,I can sure empathize with you.

I have had my storage locker broke into.
They got $6000.00 worth of stuff.
Brand new Moog steering & suspension parts,my 200 Models collection
wrapped in cellophane,plus,pellet guns,sporting equipment,etc.

My truck has been broken into 5 times.
3 times through the vent windows doing $500 damage for about $20 worth of stuff every time.
2 times into the canopy >

The 1st time $4000 worth of camera equipment
The 2nd time was assorted tools about > $2000 worth.

My holiday trailer was stolen in 94,plus the $2000 worth of personal
things.
I guess I just BUY things that everybody else wants FREE so bad they do damage to get it.

On the plus side everything was insured & I have developed great coping skills over time.



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Man, lot's of anti-cops in this thread.

And one more thing, you think we do not care as cops, but I take my job very serious.