Jon wrote us about an attempted break-in at his house and wanted to warn neighbors. According to Jon, police told him that there have been eight such break-ins over the past few days within a four-block area.
I just wanted to make my neighbors aware that there has been a rash of home invasions in the Loyal Heights area. Apparently, this perpetrator is using the same tactics in each incident, thus developing a fairly consistent M.O. At 9:30 PM, this Saturday, we returned home (17th and 73rd NW) after a day of activity to find our kitchen window had been jimmied open; breaking the window lock and wood framing. The window was ajar.
The perpetrator failed to enter the house, we believe, due to the kindness and vigilance of our next-door neighbor whose dog barked persistently enough to rouse suspicion; causing our neighbor to investigate our darkened backyard with a flashlight at approximately 7:30 PM, a probable time of the offense.
Jon says they returned home later than anticipated and the house was completely dark. “We believe such darkness provided an opportunity for malicious behavior,” he writes
We wanted to let our neighbors know about these incidents so that we may be, collectively, more watchful. Further, considering our own naïve trust in human nature, coupled with our misled beliefs that we live in Mayberry (see recent articles on armed robberies to belie such notions), we wanted to caution others who are equally lulled into a false sense of security that there are a lot of commonsense measures we can all take to protect our property.
no one cares.
& you live in Ballard, not Mayberry where ever the hell that is
Looking forward to the day one of these a**holes gets shot and killed by a homeowner.
I am terrified about the idea of home invasions, but…Yikes, Dave! A little harsh, no?
You meant “Yikes, Rob!”, right?
Not at all. Home invasions are one of the most traumatic and harrowing crimes against families. If a few got gunned down, I’d be more than pleased. Once you break into a home, a thug’s right to live ends and luckily WA state law agrees. I won’t keep a gun in my house since the kids came a long but keep a baseball bat around just in case.
If a few thugs got gunned down….not families! Poor sentence structure.
I’ve always regarded that part of Ballard as prone to theft and mischief. Two of my friends used to live within a block of Jon about three years ago. During a one-year stint at a rental home, one of them had their car broken into and they had their house ransacked by someone in the middle of the day. My friends lost a lot to include several stereos, cash, two Xboxes and a guitar to name a few things.
It’s spill over from 15th, the blood bank creeps etc. Etc.
I am a homeowner in loyal heights and had my home burglarized about two weeks ago. I was not home at the time, but they did it in broad daylight at approximately 4:30pm. They entered my back yard through the alley, then broke a window on my french door and let themselves in. My neighbors heard them and they took off in a hurry in a light blue sedan.
I used to live four houses down from Jon. That sucks. I hope all my old neighbors stay safe!
I care.
Hey Bryan, our home was burglarized on 2/25 and sounds very similar to this. I would love to share details with you and see if there could be a link. cking @ cosmosea . com
You’re a dip shit.
Conceptually yours,
Rob_Makenna(!)
How’s your shit, today?
Better check(!)
How kind of you not to shut the damn dog up after three hours of unrelenting howling. Are we to assume that you howled, as well?
Courtesy is appreciated (!)
I thought “yikes” after reading Rob’s comment.
A “home invasion” is where armed robbers come in to your house while you’re there. A burglary is when they come in and you’re not there.
An actual home invasion is really scary, but thankfully it’s also a more rare occurrence because of the risk involved. Many, if not most of the home invasions that you read about in the news are drug related or have another connection between the invaders and the people in the home.
Burglaries are far too common around here.
Don’t be so surprised about these things happening in the daylight. Burgulars want to do their work when the homeowner is not home. Middle of the day is the likliest time for that. My advice–get a dog.
I care, too. Also, living in Ballard does not mean you should be subjected to low life pathetic scum stealing things from you. Perhaps you don’t care because you’re stealing things from decent Ballard folks?