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Brilliant_Rock
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Argh, I'm so mad! One of my best friends, J, is in army AIT right now and got to come home for just a couple of days to see his wife and two babies, so they wanted to get together with me and DH for dinner. We get home from dinner and a little while later, we get a text saying their house had been broken into, and their tv, computers, and his wedding ring (which he left at home because it needs to be resized from all the weight he lost at basic) among other things had been taken, and their back door was kicked in to the point where the entire door and frame will have to be replaced. The robbers even dug through their fridge and left it open, so almost all their groceries are spoiled. I'm so mad for them that the tiny bit of time he got to come home and see them was spoiled by this, that he's going to be worried sick and she's going to be terrified being at home alone with two children under the age of four, and that the cops said there's very little chance they'll be able to catch the guys. These guys broke in while it was still broad daylight!!! 
Thanks for letting me vent for a minute. On the plus side, they and their children are okay, the thieves at least left the kids' room alone, and their cat wasn't hurt, although pretty freaked out. The cat was actually how they knew something was wrong--he was sitting on the front porch when they got home, and he's not allowed outside ever, so J immediately knew someone must have come in through the back door. They were insured, too, so hopefully they'll be able to get new electronics and whatnot, but I know they were both ticked about the wedding band.
Thanks for letting me vent for a minute. On the plus side, they and their children are okay, the thieves at least left the kids' room alone, and their cat wasn't hurt, although pretty freaked out. The cat was actually how they knew something was wrong--he was sitting on the front porch when they got home, and he's not allowed outside ever, so J immediately knew someone must have come in through the back door. They were insured, too, so hopefully they'll be able to get new electronics and whatnot, but I know they were both ticked about the wedding band.
It sounded suspicious to me, too, at first, but the cops said they thought these guys were pros. They came in the back door, left anything too difficult to unhook, basically grabbed whatever would fit in their pockets plus what they could carry out in one trip, and went right back out the back door. The police said it looked like they were probably in and out in under two minutes as it was an extremely efficient ransack job. I don't think it helps that my friend drives a nice new car that's parked out front, so it sticks out in their neighborhood as most of the people there have older vehicles. They also live right behind a college campus, so it'd be easy for someone to stake out their place from the college parking lot without rousing any suspicion. I feel terrible for them, and I wish there was more DH and I could do, but we're leaving in about an hour for a trip that we absolutely can't cancel for his work, and we won't be back for two weeks, so there just isn't much we could help them with. We did go over there last night and take them some groceries, help out a little, and try to cheer them up, and we told J if his wife and kids wanted to stay at our place while we're gone if she'd feel safer since we have a neighbor that constantly keeps an eye on things, she was more than welcome to. J's just trying to stick it out until he gets stationed somewhere and can move the whole family on base, but I know it's a ton of pressure for him worrying about their safety! Yikes, this got lengthy! Sorry for such a long post. Again, I really appreciate all the kindness, support, and suggestions. Thank you all for listening!
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