We lived in California for many years. We were both working, making good money for the time, so we had a lot of nice things in our home. We were in a big city which had its problems like any other city, but we were never burglarized.
We moved back here into an old farm house in the middle of nowhere and were not even completely unpacked before we were burglarized. Joyce lost all of her jewelry, diamond rings I had given her through the California years, her class ring, her diamond ear rings and some priceless (to her) jewelry handed down from her grandmother and her deceased aunt. I lost my shotgun and a small collection of piggy banks with a lot of coins in them. We pulled out our homeowner's insurance policy and then after getting estimates of replacement costs, we found our insurance didn't cover our losses because the limit was far less than what we had without having bought a secondary rider attachment.
We were both working at the time of the burglary and Joyce happened to be close to home so she decided to stop for lunch at home that day. There was a package of seeds hanging on the rural mailbox that day so Joyce stopped at the edge of the driveway. The burglars had a lookout who must have seen her and they fled out the back door. Joyce drove down the driveway and walked to the house. The door was ajar, but she thought maybe she had not gotten it closed properly when she left for work. She walked into the bedroom and saw all the dresser drawers out and dumped on the floor. That was when it dawned on her that we were robbed and there may still be someone in the house. She called a then family member who said get out of the house and I will be there in minutes. He came over with his pistol and cleared the house for her. Then she called the police. They arrived made a report and that was it. I was home from work by then. We knew we would never see any of our belongings again.
They had popped the door open with some kind of crow bar. They ruined the back door and storm door. I had to repair the door jam then bought a new door and storm door and had to install them too.
That happened 31 years ago and for all those years we have been concerned, worried if you will, every time we leave our home. I still recognize the possibility that when we come home the home could be ransacked. We no longer have anything worth stealing, but I just don't want to see things ripped apart and destroyed as the burglars could mess up our home looking for something we no longer have.
Burglary a victim-less crime? I think not. We have been victimized for 31 years now and it will never leave us.
Copyright Bill Weber 2006-2019 and beyond.
We moved back here into an old farm house in the middle of nowhere and were not even completely unpacked before we were burglarized. Joyce lost all of her jewelry, diamond rings I had given her through the California years, her class ring, her diamond ear rings and some priceless (to her) jewelry handed down from her grandmother and her deceased aunt. I lost my shotgun and a small collection of piggy banks with a lot of coins in them. We pulled out our homeowner's insurance policy and then after getting estimates of replacement costs, we found our insurance didn't cover our losses because the limit was far less than what we had without having bought a secondary rider attachment.
We were both working at the time of the burglary and Joyce happened to be close to home so she decided to stop for lunch at home that day. There was a package of seeds hanging on the rural mailbox that day so Joyce stopped at the edge of the driveway. The burglars had a lookout who must have seen her and they fled out the back door. Joyce drove down the driveway and walked to the house. The door was ajar, but she thought maybe she had not gotten it closed properly when she left for work. She walked into the bedroom and saw all the dresser drawers out and dumped on the floor. That was when it dawned on her that we were robbed and there may still be someone in the house. She called a then family member who said get out of the house and I will be there in minutes. He came over with his pistol and cleared the house for her. Then she called the police. They arrived made a report and that was it. I was home from work by then. We knew we would never see any of our belongings again.
They had popped the door open with some kind of crow bar. They ruined the back door and storm door. I had to repair the door jam then bought a new door and storm door and had to install them too.
That happened 31 years ago and for all those years we have been concerned, worried if you will, every time we leave our home. I still recognize the possibility that when we come home the home could be ransacked. We no longer have anything worth stealing, but I just don't want to see things ripped apart and destroyed as the burglars could mess up our home looking for something we no longer have.
Burglary a victim-less crime? I think not. We have been victimized for 31 years now and it will never leave us.
Copyright Bill Weber 2006-2019 and beyond.
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