I was robbed yesterday, so was neighbor -& Apartment Question

[duffless2323.livejournal.com]

Myself and one other apartment in my building on Dover St were robbed yesterday. The police said their has been a rash of robberies, they stole electronics/computer, personal information, bottles of wine (also stole wine in the other robberies, but left behind hard alchol - why they wanted 5 bottle of 2 buck chuck is beyond me). Of course I'm freaking out. So please be careful, this happened in the middle of the work day, other units in the building weren't touched, but the robbers used a lot of force to get in, the police think it was junkies, too high to care about how much noise they made, but they did seem to have tools.

If you saw anything let me know.

Also, if you know of any 1 bedrooms coming up in the area, I'd love to hear it. My lease is up Sept 1 and I'm considering a move. Looking for a one bedroom with parking in our area.

Comments

[righteousness-1.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear that.
May I just clarify this? If you were robbed, you were there and suffered the threat of violence against your person. Was this the case or were you the victim of burglary?

[decklin.livejournal.com]

Ooh! ooh! Take this survey (http://www.plover.com/~mjd/nph-robbery.cgi)!

[duffless2323.livejournal.com]

Ok, to clarify. My apartment was broken into. I really am not in a mood to be pedantic about it, sorry if that sounds harsh. I glad I wasn't "robbed", sometimes being a single woman in the city really sucks.

[duffless2323.livejournal.com]

addition, from the somerville journal, this is part of the rash of break ins..the police said there would be many more reported this week. Apparently, these people are not scared off by busy streets and places right in the middle of Davis

May 28, 10:20 a.m., report of a break-in at 22 Flint St.

May 29, 10:57 a.m., report of a break-in at 486 Columbia St.

4:09 p.m., report of a break-in at 19 Marshall St.
4:27 p.m., report of a break-in at 54 Glen St.
May 30, 3:50 a.m., report of a break-in attempt at 14 Cedar St.

3:10 p.m., report of a break-in at 7 Chester Ave.
3:15 p.m., report of a break-in at 43 Pearl St.
May 31, 9:48 p.m., report of a break-in at 32 Chester St.

11:42 p.m., report of a break-in at 32 Chester St.
June 1, 12:26 a.m., report of a break-in at 320 Somerville Ave.

9:23 a.m., report of a break-in at Banks and Summer streets.
June 2, 9:50 p.m., report of a break-in at 123 Elm St.

June 3, 4:45 a.m., report of a break-in attempt 68 HollandAve

[cold-cold-water.livejournal.com]

i hear you. i'm so sorry to hear that you were burglarized. that's happened to me twice before (not in davis) so i can relate. there were several break-ins in my building last year at chester & orchard, so it's really helpful to know if there's another rash of break-ins now. the burglaries sounded similar to yours -- they made a big mess, stole jars of change and stuff like that, in the middle of the day. it definitely sounds like junkies :( i know it's too late for this now, but we got renter's insurance after it happened, and it's worth looking into for your next place.

[duffless2323.livejournal.com]

not sure if you are still on chester, but that was the street kept mentioningto me, the police told me specifically that chester street has been hit several times this and last week and seems to be popular with whomever this is. YOu might want to talk to your landlord, and post up a note for your neighbors if you are in an apartment building.

[cold-cold-water.livejournal.com]

yes, i still live there. thanks! that is really helpful. the way i found out about the break-ins last year was because an across the hallway neighborhood had done just that.

[duffless2323.livejournal.com]

I don't want to post the specifics, I hate when shows etc show people how to break in places, To Catch a Thief kinda stuff. I don't use LJ all that much, i think i should be able to email you or message you the details.

[xjustquietx.livejournal.com]

I'd like to know the same things, actually, and for the same exact reasons. Woman living alone on the first floor. I also live on Dover St... would you mind emailing me at dewess at gmail • com ? I also understand if you don't want to share info with a stranger... maybe we can make a women living alone on the first floor meetup group at Diesel.

I'm only half kidding about that last part - I've heard most break-ins do occur in the middle of the day when everyone is at work, it's the easiest time to do it. Evidenced by your list above. I work from home sometimes, in fact I was home yesterday (but saw/heard nothing suspicious, sorry) but now I am thinking I will connect with DARBI or some kind of neighborhood watch and keep a better eye on my neighbor's places.

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

> I don't want to post the specifics, I hate when shows etc show people how to break in places

Well, the thieves already know how. It's your choice, but there's many more people who might add to their security precautions based on this.

P.S. You are aware that a Davis watch group is starting up, right?

[ron_newman]

a reminder to everyone: if you have a window that opens out to a fire escape, be sure to close and lock it when you are not home.

[davelew.livejournal.com]

Another easy way to improve home security: replace your strike plates with box strikes. These are the little metal plates in the door frame that deadbolts latch into, and they're the part that usually breaks when a burglar kicks in a door (according to a consumer reports article from 2005). It's about a $10 upgrade, and is easy to do with a screwdriver on most doorways.