Last night we received a visit from the investigating police officer in our recent break-in. He was checking to see if we had found anything else missing, which we have not. That's the good news. He also said that there wasn't enough evidence to hold the suspect and prosecute. I figured as much that morning, but held out hope. Not because I wanted the person to pay, but in the hopes that maybe getting caught would change their ways. That's my Pollyanna/Bambi meadow moment. I'm pretty sure they didn't have a mother march them down to the store to return stolen batteries as my mother did. Some lessons need to be learned while we are young.
My bigger thoughts now turn to shoring up the back alley entrance and preparing for another visit from that thief or others. I'm not sure they will return, but I know that we have a weak point and it must be fixed. It's also made us rethink our backyard layout. With the tree planting underway, we need to find more places to grow vegetables as well as places for fruit trees. But this incident gives me reason to finish the fence and make our home not safe, but at least safer.
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Sorry the theft happened and you were fortunate to safely stop it in the act. There are two types of "bad guys" out there now. The gang members and the idiots. If this break-in was by the idiots they probably won't be back. If it was by the gang-members they will return! Get the fence up but also consider putting up surveillance cameras as well as signs stating you have them.
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