Broken into...

[Cataholic]

I am so sorry it happened to you. It IS a very disturbing experience. It happened to me twice. The first time- broad daylight, work day, between 1 and 415 pm, on a VERY busy corner, 11 unit apartment building. No one heard/saw a thing. Thankfully, my RB cat Tex was frolicking in the backyard unharmed.

The second time was in November, 2004, my first day back to work after J was born. It was done by one of the kids I had hired to do yardwork. Of course, duh, I knew who did it.

It took me a while to get over the first one, and the anger of the second one at least kept me from crying all day long being away from my 2 month old baby. Insurance covered everything each time, thankfully.

[gini]

I am really sorry that this has happened to you. As everyone has said, it makes you feel so violated - someone stealing your things and going through all of your drawers etc.

I sadly, had the same experience and they got every single piece of jewelry I owned except for what I was wearing. What I had was not that valuable in dollars - but no price could be applied to the sentimental value of things from my relatives.

Before you report all to the insurance - be sure to look around. A friend was burglarized and it was months before she realized that all of her luggage had been stolen as well.

[Catty1]

Any news, Gayle? Did the cops catch anyone or find any of your stuff?

That's really a scary thing...I hope you and hubby are feeling ok. Yikes. Our homes are "safe" territory...

[Marigold2]

I am so sorry for you. How terribly upsetting. Hopefully these creeps will be stopped soon.

[Queen of Poop]

Any news, Gayle? Did the cops catch anyone or find any of your stuff?

That's really a scary thing...I hope you and hubby are feeling ok. Yikes. Our homes are "safe" territory...

Called the RCMP for a case number and an update today. Got the case number and no news on whether they found the dudes. I know someone is trying to access my dell computer though, it keeps sending emails to my blackberry. Hubby is fine, could almost care less, I am a nervous wreck. Hearing noises all the time now. I'm home but all the doors are locked tight. Can't stand to sit in my living room with the missing tv. I feel like the prisoner.

[lizbud]

I'm sorry that happened to you. It's more than just taking your "stuff",
it robs you of your piece of mind in your own home.

It happened to me in 2004, I think I posted about it right after it happened.
They pried open my back door while I was at work & cleared out the place.
Insurance will replace the "things" but the effects linger for a long while.

[Catty1]

Gayle - maybe ask about victim services...even just a chat or two with someone might help a bit.

{{{{{hugs}}}}

PS...the emails coming to your Blackberry...can you display full headers on them? It would show you the IP address where they are coming from. The RCMP can likely check this out for you too.

[phesina]

I'm so sorry. That happened to my parents once, too. They felt so violated afterward. (Well, they HAD been violated!)

And it was done while my dad was at work and my mother was away from the house for about an hour in the late morning to do some shopping, so the burglars had apparently been watching the house for a while to get an idea of the daily routines of the occupants. That was what REALLY scared my folks.