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[fangirl715.livejournal.com]

About quarter to 3 this morning, I was awakened to the sound of breaking glass...LOTS of breaking glass. Got up to investigate, and found a very apologetic fellow in khakis & a Red Sox hat apologizing for breaking my kitchen window (it's on a level w/the driveway, since I live in a "garden" apartment), claiming he was with the fire department, although the exact nature of why he was there seemed to shift as time went on, from thinking there might be a fire to "well, firefighters are all family, and we take care of each other". (Keep in mind he was alone this entire time, not wearing a uniform, and there was no sign of FD vehicles anywhere.) Yes, really. I did finally let him in (my roommate was also home, and woke up briefly), and he did clean up most of the glass in the window/in the sink/on the kitchen counters, although I did a much better job of sweeping than he did; and he kept apologizing and saying that it would all be taken care of, not to worry, etc., and even gave me his name and cell phone number (Jay Blune, I believe--does this ring a bell w/anyone?). I suspect he may have been drunk/on drugs/something, as he was rather red-eyed and not completely on the ball, but I'm not 100% sure. Anyway, I was up until nearly 5 cleaning up, and then tried to go back to sleep for a little while (not very successfully), and am now in the process of trying to contact my landlord, etc., as I don't dare leave until the window is at least well boarded up (right now, there's a large contractor's trash bag taped over the window, which is really only good for helping keep some of the cold out).

I'd call the fire dept./police/311, except I'm kind of nervous about the whole business--is this guy really in the FD? Was he trying to "pay back" someone and ended up at the wrong house? Do I need to worry about retaliation from anyone in city government/services? Was this just some random drunk/stoned guy who just happened to pick my window to smash, and came up w/a story off the top of his head? WTF is going on?!? Help...

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[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Yes, you need to call the police. It is extremely unlikely he's affiliated with the fire department, and even if he is, "taking care of our own" doesn't extend to B&E attempts.

[fangirl715.livejournal.com]

OK, I just did, and they're sending someone over right now. Of course, they wanted to know why I didn't call right then, and of course, I didn't really have a good explanation other than worrying that he WAS with the FD and I was setting myself up for some kind of retaliation, which sounds stupid as hell now, but made sense at 3 this morning...

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

Don't beat yourself up over your logical reasoning at 3AM. Few of us are at our best at that time. On the other hand, I wouldn't tell the police that you were afraid of retaliation, because I doubt police like the implication that they are bad/ corrupt/ etc. Just say that you were buying his story because it was 3AM and in the light of day you realized it was ridiculous.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

They're used to people being intimidated at 3am. Just tell them exactly what happened as you remember it and you'll be fine.