C'mon in...I'm waiting for you.

Published on July 9, 2005 By dharmagrl In Misc

I'm pretty sure someone tried to get into my house last night.

Thursday, early evening, I was walking past the open front door when I saw one of the local yobs standing in my front yard. I ducked back out of sight because I wanted to see what the hell he was doing, I don't trust him. He stood in the yard, up by Davey's bedroom window for about 30 seconds, then he walked off across the yard and up the street.

Hmm. I wish I had confronted him now.

Anyway, last night the dog started going crazy and barking at a little after midnight. I got up and came into the living room where Shea had fallen asleep, and we heard the doorknob of the kitchen door rattling (it was locked). I walked through to the kitchen in the dark to see what was going on, but when I got halfway across the kitchen the noise stopped - and by the time I got to the glass in the kitchen door to look out, there was no-one there.

Hmm, again. The neighbors have company and were out late last night, I don't know if maybe one of their guests got lost and mistakenly tried to get into our house. I'm hoping that's the scenario. I really don't want to think that someone tried to get in. It IS odd that assclown was lurking in the yard the other day and then this happens...but it could still be coincidence.

My son wanted me to dust and lift prints from the door, but that's pointless. We all use that door daily, there would be so many prints there that it'd take me and my rudimentary knowledge and equipment days to eliminate us...and even if I did find a foreign print, what the hell am I going to do with it?

I'm getting chains and bolts for the doors next week. I want to make it harder to get in, so that if in fact someone WAS trying to get in last night and they decide to come back for another try (unlikely, but then again we're not dealing with professional criminals, just dumbass kids)..well, they're going to have to work a little harder. I'm also going to sleep on the couch tonight, with my ASP and cuffs under the cushions. If it was an attempt to get in, and whoever it was is dumb enough to come back again...I'll be right there, waiting.

C'mon in, son, I've been expecting you.

I hate this neigborhood anymore. Disrespectful kids, vandals, kiddie gangs and now wanna-be burglars. And we live on a military installation; we're supposed to be more responsible and respectful than your average civilian.

I'm rapidly finding that NOT to be the case.

Comments

Moderateman

on Jul 09, 2005

this is damn scarey dharma, maybe time for a firearm?

Evorg

on Jul 09, 2005

Call the LE desk and tell them what happened. At least they will know and patrol the area more.

dharmagrl

on Jul 09, 2005

this is damn scarey dharma, maybe time for a firearm?

We have some. However, I'm not going to bring them out. That's asking for more trouble than I want to deal with right now. My cell phone, my Asp and my cuffs are all I need.

D and I have already talked about getting new handguns when he gets home. We used to target shoot every weekend, and I miss my Sig....unfortunately, Illinois has no concealed carry law, so my permit does me no good here. If we lived across the river, I could carry legally because there's a reciprocity agreement between SD and MO.

dharmagrl

on Jul 09, 2005

Call the LE desk and tell them what happened. At least they will know and patrol the area more.

Done. D's a cop, so they know I'm not likely to over-react to stuff like this.

In addition to the chains and bolts for the doors, I'm getting some more SF badge stickers for all the doors in the hope that whoever it was will put 2 and 2 together - cop's house = higher likelihood of firearms and owner vigilance.

Trudygolightly

on Jul 09, 2005

Dharma: can you or do you want to contact police? is there something you can shore up against the doors
until you get the chains and locks?
If you have pepper spray or Mace, be careful if you have to use it, criminals have grabbed it and
rendered their victims helpless.
Wish I could stand guard outside young lady! I'd clobber any clown dumb enough to try and hurt you
or the kids!!!
Since that ------- was standing by Davey's window it really concerns me greatly what he's up to,
the worse possible scenario comes to mind.
Oh Dharma, this really sounds scary

dharmagrl

on Jul 09, 2005

Trudy: I did. My husband's a cop, and they like to take care of their own around here. They're aware and will be on the lookout.

I have an Asp...it's a telescoping steel baton that hurts like a mofo if you get tapped with it. D's an Asp instructor, so I got some training on how to use it from him......I used to carry it when I was on duty as well as my mace and gun.

I'm not afraid of that little jackass. I've taken on bigger dudes than him before, and I won. I'm not looking for trouble, but if it comes to me ....well, I'm prepared to kick it's ass and cuff it until the police get here.

lifehappens

on Jul 09, 2005

Get security alarms for the doors/windows. You can get ones that just set off a blaring noise, but are not connected to a security center. Sounds cheesy, but if it is loud enough, it will scare off most inturders. And the neighbors will call the cops for you!

Plus for fun: Plant poison ivy by the windows. It won't do much good stopping them from peeping in or trying to break in, but it makes it a lot easier to ID them later.

Mr_Frog

on Jul 10, 2005

I have an Asp...it's a telescoping steel baton that hurts like a mofo if you get tapped with it.

I carry a cut-off broom handle in my car for just these types of people. My wife says I'm asking for it because she says I could get cited for a concealed weapon ("But officer, that's to prop open my hood"). I'd rather have something I could knock someone's teeth out than suffer the reprecussions of some a-hole road rager.

dharmagrl

on Jul 10, 2005

I'd rather have something I could knock someone's teeth out than suffer the reprecussions of some a-hole road rager.

My point exactly, Froggy. This doesn't call for a gun, I'm not looking to kill anyone....I just want to hurt them a bit is all, make them understand that coming into my house uninvited isn't a good idea.

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