pixelmonkey
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it was destine to be a day of relaxation at home, with the dogs, out of the 105 degree heat.
Sunday was my birthday, so I took monday as a vacation day. A bit of laundry, watch a movie or 2 while working on a few cad designs... easy day.
around noon the dogs all perked up and barked. I didnt hear anything, so told them to relax and lay back down.
and then, things got a bit interesting.
an hour later I hear a vehicle stop, what sounded like in my driveway. I go to the front door to check and see a vehicle parked in an odd location across the street. I step out of the house to see who it is, and i see a black male, late 20's jumping over the back yard privacy fence of the neighbors house.
When I speak, people hear me. I do not yell, just turn my voice volume up enough for people to notice.
"Hey! What are you doing?" as he is straddling the fence.
"I'm getting my dog" he replies
"Really? You think jumping over that fence is the best way to go about that?" i ask.
"He's a little silver shitzu. I think he's in the next back yard. I live just down the street." he claims.
"what street is that?" I asked because 1. the division isnt that large, and 2. it will let me know if he's lying by naming an unknown street. His response was a street name that's a major cross road.
1. not many houses are on that road
2. the closest house on that particular road is over 1 mile away
3. the dog would have crossed a 4 lane highway to get there
4. the dog would have needed super powers to jump over the fence to get into that yard.
It all was foul.
I say "ok", then turned to the house, and grabbed my phone.
My thought was to get to local police on the phone while looking at the tag number of the vehicle.
Upon returning to the yard, the perp. had already speed away. My neighbor a few houses down also witnessed the exchange.
Curiosity got the best of me and I started to look at the house he was at... The back door had been kicked in. I couldnt see this from the first exchange due to a large bush blocking view of the back door.
911 call later, here come the police.
called the neighbor and he comes just a minute after the police response.
looking at things, the house was cased. Back door kicked in, then they fled. *dogs barking round 1*
If no alarm or police after 1 hour, and the door is still open, it's time for taking some goods.
I feel bad for not getting the plate, but have a year/make/model/trim level of the vehicle, along with a description of the would-be thief.
The part that is bothering me the most... I know i've seen the vehicle drive through the neighborhood before. I know i've seen it somewhere else as well. I just cant place it right now.
on my mind.
a bit of insomnia
chris<pixelmonkey>
Sunday was my birthday, so I took monday as a vacation day. A bit of laundry, watch a movie or 2 while working on a few cad designs... easy day.
around noon the dogs all perked up and barked. I didnt hear anything, so told them to relax and lay back down.
and then, things got a bit interesting.
an hour later I hear a vehicle stop, what sounded like in my driveway. I go to the front door to check and see a vehicle parked in an odd location across the street. I step out of the house to see who it is, and i see a black male, late 20's jumping over the back yard privacy fence of the neighbors house.
When I speak, people hear me. I do not yell, just turn my voice volume up enough for people to notice.
"Hey! What are you doing?" as he is straddling the fence.
"I'm getting my dog" he replies
"Really? You think jumping over that fence is the best way to go about that?" i ask.
"He's a little silver shitzu. I think he's in the next back yard. I live just down the street." he claims.
"what street is that?" I asked because 1. the division isnt that large, and 2. it will let me know if he's lying by naming an unknown street. His response was a street name that's a major cross road.
1. not many houses are on that road
2. the closest house on that particular road is over 1 mile away
3. the dog would have crossed a 4 lane highway to get there
4. the dog would have needed super powers to jump over the fence to get into that yard.
It all was foul.
I say "ok", then turned to the house, and grabbed my phone.
My thought was to get to local police on the phone while looking at the tag number of the vehicle.
Upon returning to the yard, the perp. had already speed away. My neighbor a few houses down also witnessed the exchange.
Curiosity got the best of me and I started to look at the house he was at... The back door had been kicked in. I couldnt see this from the first exchange due to a large bush blocking view of the back door.
911 call later, here come the police.
called the neighbor and he comes just a minute after the police response.
looking at things, the house was cased. Back door kicked in, then they fled. *dogs barking round 1*
If no alarm or police after 1 hour, and the door is still open, it's time for taking some goods.
I feel bad for not getting the plate, but have a year/make/model/trim level of the vehicle, along with a description of the would-be thief.
The part that is bothering me the most... I know i've seen the vehicle drive through the neighborhood before. I know i've seen it somewhere else as well. I just cant place it right now.
on my mind.
a bit of insomnia
chris<pixelmonkey>
