Burglary story...

[Stingo]

We have reached the 'gotta build an extension on the house' stage of our lives...so we're having one done. We're using a nice friendly local chap and his two fellas. He leaves some of the tools in my shed and some in the house which is a good arrangement for all parties concerned.

On Saturday evening around nine-ish, some brave/stupid scrote decided to try and get away with the gear from the shed.

He parked his van across the road - eyewitness saw the van go up the road and then reverse until he'd found the right house (I guess we were specifically targeted).

He got to my property by going through the back yard of next door and over the adjoining wall. Next door is an off licence and was open for business at the time.

He had a shufty at the stuff in the shed opening boxes etc (none of my stuff appeared to have been touched).

He must have made a couple of trips before he was seen by the shopkeeper who thought "that bloke's just come out of my back yard - and he's carrying some stuff". She went out to investigate - he sees her and does a runner to his van knowing he's been spotted. She gets the licence plate.

We find out the next morning when she puts 2 and 2 together. Call the plod as you do and make a report - and tell the builder some of his stuff might be missing.

The scrote had dropped a £600 gunning out power thingy in his haste. He did get away with a couple of boxes of general tools and one of those big circular power saw jobbies.

But now the really bizarre bit...


the licence plate wasn't on the system of course - no not that - read on...




Just yesterday, the stuff was found dumped in someone's garden just down the road. The cheeky git must've had an attack of conscience, and knowing he'd been spotted, ditched the stuff in a panic!!



All a bit odd though...glad the builder will have his tools back (once they've been through the forensic process).


Necky **** though...daylight...through next doors yard...targeted shed...on his own...AND Casualty was on the box at the time...I ask you, what is the country coming to.!!

[anna]

well at least everything was returned although I'd make sure if you keep your bike in the garage to make sure security is tightened up as you wouldnt want that nicked next!!!

[Stingo]

Indeed - however the bike was on the driveway where it always is (except when I'm riding it!). Have now sourced a padlock for the shed - purely a deterrent of course.

Some balls though...you have a clear view of the shed from the back of the house...and daylight!! Is that burglary or daylight robbery?

[anna]

...... plain blinkin stupid I think!!!!

You live in Plymouth, what do you expect?

[Stingo]

Originally Posted by Ed

You live in Plymouth, what do you expect?

I heard he was wearing an adidas tracksuit and a burberry baseball cap!!

"'Ere, where you be to me bird?"



What...cripes...it's taken me ages to figure out what some are on about...being as I was brung up in west herts...Berko.

Nowt worse than the low-life scum that try to steal self-employed peoples tools!!

During the war.... We had expensive tools stolen ourselves, funnily enough next door to Wayne Roonies old house.
That was in broad daylight too!! Literally turned our heads for five mins and the stuff was gone, expensive DeWalt stuff too!!

It's a poor show when someone trys to steal someones livleyhood.
If someone steals his tools, then he needs money to by some more, which he can't do because he has no tools to make money with (vicious cycle).

I work with my dad (we're contracted kitchen fitters) and know what it's like to have stuff nicked.
These day's we allways take half of our tools home at the end of each day, just in case, best not leave all you're eggs in one basket, as they say.
We've got tons of gear, chopsaws, routers, cordless stuff, planes, drills, electrical stuff, plumbing stuff, a few grands worth.
If that got nicked we'd have to go out of business, or take a massive loan out or somthing.

I've known of another kitchen fitter who's left his gear on a job only to come back the next day to find the occupants had sold it!!!
Apparently it was a bit of a rough area and the occupants were not too kosher either, you know the type....
It's building sites that are the worst though, gotta have eye's like a hawk when your doing contracted work in those places, you don't take your eye's off your gear for one second on a site because your tools WILL go missing.
Then there was the time our gas fitter was taken hostage by some loon, but thats another story.

Glad he got his gear back though!!!

Send them to the front lines I say!!!

Be careful - these scum have a habit of coming back and re-visiting places

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Mr Toad

Be careful - these scum have a habit of coming back and re-visiting places

Yep they do.

My dad has his Van broken into and some tools stolen. He then started unloading his van at night and storing the tools in his garage.

A few weeks later they came back and had a go at the garage. Luckily it was summer and my parents had their bedroom window open. The thieving t*ssers climbed over some loose patio slabs and knocked some of the slabs over. Dad heard them and got up and started shouting out the window and them and the thieves told dad to "F*ck off" and then legged it.

If theres stuff in your shed that you want to keep I'd move it, Also If you havent got one get yourself something solid to chain your bike to and then get a decent chain and padlock for it.

[Stingo]

Yes - wise words - can't stop myself looking out of the windows with suspicion (whoever she is )
The builders will need to do a bit of concreting outside so I was considering one of those ground anchor thingies with suitable chain-to-bike attachment. Only as good as its weakest link I know but better than nowt.