Talk about a brazen attempt at breaking-in

This is about as brazen as it gets. Our upstairs neighbor knocks on the door to let us know she went out to walk the dog and saw someone peeking in our front window. She asked what he was doing. He said he was checking his air conditioner. She said it wasn’t his and for him to get out of there before she called the police. My husband goes out to check the window. An air conditioner is located in it, with a resulting open window area to the side, and a board cut to size and installed in that area closing it off. The guy had been in the process of unscrewing the board to the side of the air condtioner. With all our lights on and us home and us making noise. Whether he intended to break-in or wanted to walk off with our air conditioner, I don’t know. I have a hard time seeing some guy taking an air conditioner out of the window and walking off with it. But that might have been his intention.

Anyway, reinforcements are being made as I write. Screwed in another board on the inside.

Damn, that’s crazy.


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4 responses to “Talk about a brazen attempt at breaking-in”

  1. Jay Taber Avatar

    Good for your neighbor. There’s some real dopey burglars out there, and you don’t want to confront them if you can avoid it. Mental illness, drugs, and street life make for some dangerous dudes.

  2. Idyllopus Avatar

    Funny thing is from the little bit of description we were given, he didn’t look street. Young guy dressed well.

  3. Tish G Avatar

    one thing I’ve learned from living in an upper middle class suburb and from living in the ghetto–dress is no indication of who’s going to break into your house. Neither is it any indication of who’s a hooker and who isn’t (which is why I don’t walk in my neighborhood–if your a single woman without a baby carriage, chances are someone will pull over and say he knows your sister. seriously. can’t tell the hookers from the housewives around here because some of the housewives are also hookers.)

  4. Kate Avatar

    It’s always a little disconcerting to find out someone has tried to break into your house. Worse when they actually do, of course. Here’s hoping he doesn’t come back.

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