Well, my Wife's house in Little Ferry was broken into the other night. Her mother lives there and left around noon. She came home at 9:30pm and opened the door only to find the door frame on the floor.

 

They cut the phone lines before entering. The busted the front door and ransacked a closet, flipped her bed over and found two rings in a drawer. One was fake, ironically. They passed up two laptops during their visit as well as all of our wedding gifts piled in an office. All the jewelery is in a very conspicous place so it wasn't a surprise they missed it.

 

Po po came and dusted for prints. Found that they were wearing gloves. They found the same type of break in weeks earlier a few houses down the street.

wow, glad she wasn't home at the time. Cutting the phone wires is pretty scary to think about, and if the homeowner is unarmed and without a cell that is up shits creek without a paddle. Glad to hear she is ok, aside from the lost merchandise.

Very true. Bad thing is that she sometimes parks her car down the street and walks home for excercise. Then, it looks like she is not home. I put in a few cheap door chimes for her.

Glad to hear she is okay, and that the property losses were minimal. When dealing with a professional burglar who will go through enough effort to cut phone lines and wear gloves, its best if she makes it look like she IS home. Most professional burglaries happen Mon-Fri, middle of the day because they know its likely someone is not home. If she can do more to make it look like she IS home more often, that may help prevent it from happening again.

That is why it's a good idea to have a cellular back up on the alarm system.

Its also a good idea to have a back up cell.

 

I'm sorry to hear about it happening, and its a stiff reminder that the threat is out there. Even with the loss of valuables, at least it is just a burglary and not a tragedy.

The thing that is bothering me is that I was in the area. If only I decided to stop by! Then I start having fantasies of showing up (and of course we all have CCWs in my fantasy)....

Well, my Wife's house in Little Ferry was broken into the other night. Her mother lives there and left around noon. She came home at 9:30pm and opened the door only to find the door frame on the floor.

 

They cut the phone lines before entering. The busted the front door and ransacked a closet, flipped her bed over and found two rings in a drawer.

 

 

Ya know, sometimes your read a post like this and you just say, hmm, that sucks. Then you think a bit about it and the next day it hits you. So I looked at where my phone and internet connections come into the house.

 

Ground level. I don't know how any of the previous owners of this house ever thought that was a good idea.

Well now I need to get that fixed.

Everything is on the ground level because that is what the providers want, not homeowners. If they need to work on it, they need access. Besides, if they want to cut your lines, its easy no matter where your POI is. Especially in towns that mandate underground service.

The thing that is bothering me is that I was in the area. If only I decided to stop by! Then I start having fantasies of showing up (and of course we all have CCWs in my fantasy)....

 

The problem is we live in NJ, all you could do is whip out your pistol and pee on them..

Everything is on the ground level because that is what the providers want, not homeowners. If they need to work on it, they need access. Besides, if they want to cut your lines, its easy no matter where your POI is. Especially in towns that mandate underground service.

 

I have that new Optimum service where tv, internet and phone goes through the same cable. It already has an old entry point up at the roof line. You can see where the cable guys just ran it down the side of the house into the basement.

Completely unneccesary.

I have that new Optimum service where tv, internet and phone goes through the same cable. It already has an old entry point up at the roof line. You can see where the cable guys just ran it down the side of the house into the basement.

Completely unneccesary.

 

Some town have height requirements. Either way, the pole is the easiest way to take you out. You can take an entire area out from three blocks away. Its just a matter of knowledge.