Had a break-in
Aug. 21st, 2007 11:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vawitchWas debating about posting this to my LJ, but not doing so seems to make LJ sorta moot.
Anyhoooo:
On Thur Aug 9 bout 9pm, as Kian & I came home from dinner w/ my parents, I had noticed the outer HVAC door open. Now, we'd had some serious wind & Tstorms, and since I don't lock the outer door so I can get to Kian's bike & the air filter, didn't think anything of it.
Came inside the front door, and I thought I'd seen my BRoom light flip off - but the walk-in closet light was on. Since I do have an outstanding maintenance request - for my bathroom - I didn't think anything of it.
I went towards my room, flipped on the light, as some young black asshole came swinging out of my bathroom, hitting me in the head 1 or 2x w/ my lockbox, and then on the hit to my shoulder (I'm screaming like some ninny from a horror movie) he says, "Just let me leave lady". I back off (I'm thinking I don't want him to run into Kian, who actually obeyed & stayed in the LRoom). As he runs toward front door, I yell "There ain't no money in that lockbox". He drops it, flips the deadbolt & heads out the front door, and out the back door to my bldg. Didn't see his face (had tshirt over lower part), but got a lovely view of his boxers.
Kian was fine, just scared by the "creepy brown man". Upon going into LRm to check on Kian, saw how the buttwipe got in- outer HVAC, into the HVAC closet, past the narrow space by my water heater, then popped the latch I'd put on the inner door, stepped over the cable & tv cords in front, and into my apt.
Cops were called, they brought a K-9 unit out. Couldn't get a clear trail, so cops believe the jerk lives in the complex or is really familar w/ it. This is cuz 1) knew about the 2 HVAC doors, 2) that he'd fit in the space between the hot water heater & the wall inside and 3) the trail went poof - so he entered one of the bldgs on either side of me.
Went to ER (neck & lower back were killing me). No real damage - just muscle tension cuz my back & spine acted as a shock absorber for the head hit. Perocet, Motrin 600 & Flexoril (muscle relaxer) did wonders - altho I couldn't take like I was supposed to, cuz of Kian-care. Kian, meanwhile, went to his dad's house for the night. Which is as well, since I didn't get home from the ER til 4am.
Noone is getting in through the inner door - dad wood-screwed it shut.
To make matters more fun, the PWC Police called me the following Wed am; another apt had been broken into, while the woman slept. She wasn't harmed, just various things robbed. Same method of entry.
Many thanks & hugs to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
armitige3 and furrball , for hugs & letting me crash when I didn't want to go back home right away.
I've considered moving up off the ground floor - but honestly, other than some whack-job getting in, I've had no problems, nor heard of anything in the 18mo (damn - it's been that long?) since I moved in. And other than potential security issues (and I've heard of upper apts -not my complex tho - that can be broken into, it's just not common), it's more hassle than it seems to be worth. I only have 1 asshole neighbor to deal w/ right now - I move up anywhere, I will have 3 - above, below & next. And given that I can *only* move w/in my bldg cuz of income restrictions, and I see what my current fellow-bldg peeps are like - no thanks... several are rude, & I can't stand them as is.
As of this AM, still no mention of anything by the apt mgmt. Altho they now have posted that it's time for the (2x/yr) filter change. What's really kindafunny interesting is that they say to remove furniture from in front of the door, and that they will be entering the units.... which furniture - cuz the 3 neighbors I'm chummy w/ (2 sngl moms, and a married couple) all have furniture in front of the inner door, just like I did & do....
Anyhoooo:
On Thur Aug 9 bout 9pm, as Kian & I came home from dinner w/ my parents, I had noticed the outer HVAC door open. Now, we'd had some serious wind & Tstorms, and since I don't lock the outer door so I can get to Kian's bike & the air filter, didn't think anything of it.
Came inside the front door, and I thought I'd seen my BRoom light flip off - but the walk-in closet light was on. Since I do have an outstanding maintenance request - for my bathroom - I didn't think anything of it.
I went towards my room, flipped on the light, as some young black asshole came swinging out of my bathroom, hitting me in the head 1 or 2x w/ my lockbox, and then on the hit to my shoulder (I'm screaming like some ninny from a horror movie) he says, "Just let me leave lady". I back off (I'm thinking I don't want him to run into Kian, who actually obeyed & stayed in the LRoom). As he runs toward front door, I yell "There ain't no money in that lockbox". He drops it, flips the deadbolt & heads out the front door, and out the back door to my bldg. Didn't see his face (had tshirt over lower part), but got a lovely view of his boxers.
Kian was fine, just scared by the "creepy brown man". Upon going into LRm to check on Kian, saw how the buttwipe got in- outer HVAC, into the HVAC closet, past the narrow space by my water heater, then popped the latch I'd put on the inner door, stepped over the cable & tv cords in front, and into my apt.
Cops were called, they brought a K-9 unit out. Couldn't get a clear trail, so cops believe the jerk lives in the complex or is really familar w/ it. This is cuz 1) knew about the 2 HVAC doors, 2) that he'd fit in the space between the hot water heater & the wall inside and 3) the trail went poof - so he entered one of the bldgs on either side of me.
Went to ER (neck & lower back were killing me). No real damage - just muscle tension cuz my back & spine acted as a shock absorber for the head hit. Perocet, Motrin 600 & Flexoril (muscle relaxer) did wonders - altho I couldn't take like I was supposed to, cuz of Kian-care. Kian, meanwhile, went to his dad's house for the night. Which is as well, since I didn't get home from the ER til 4am.
Noone is getting in through the inner door - dad wood-screwed it shut.
To make matters more fun, the PWC Police called me the following Wed am; another apt had been broken into, while the woman slept. She wasn't harmed, just various things robbed. Same method of entry.
Many thanks & hugs to
armitige3 and furrball , for hugs & letting me crash when I didn't want to go back home right away. I've considered moving up off the ground floor - but honestly, other than some whack-job getting in, I've had no problems, nor heard of anything in the 18mo (damn - it's been that long?) since I moved in. And other than potential security issues (and I've heard of upper apts -not my complex tho - that can be broken into, it's just not common), it's more hassle than it seems to be worth. I only have 1 asshole neighbor to deal w/ right now - I move up anywhere, I will have 3 - above, below & next. And given that I can *only* move w/in my bldg cuz of income restrictions, and I see what my current fellow-bldg peeps are like - no thanks... several are rude, & I can't stand them as is.
As of this AM, still no mention of anything by the apt mgmt. Altho they now have posted that it's time for the (2x/yr) filter change. What's really kinda
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Date: 2007-08-22 12:57 am (UTC)TTYS
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Date: 2007-08-22 04:34 pm (UTC)I sure hope management followed up and alerted all the other residents by now.