My house got broken into...

I don't normally post in the Lounge but I need to vent :scared:
and this non-political post probably wouldn't go over well in GD.

Someone entered my house while I was at work <nightshift> last night, luckily my daughter was at a friend's house...we have a strong feeling <as does the officer who came to take the report/gather prints> that it was someone mad at my teenage daughter. Her computer was stolen..nothing else in the house was taken at all, nothing touched. She had left her window unlocked so we think they came thru her window and left out the back door cuz I had found the back door unlocked...daughter said she had locked the back door before she went to her friend's house. She has a few people mad at her, including the guy she broke up with this past week and some not-so-nice girl who she has cut ties with..the girl is pissed and feeling rejected.
I know it is a cliche but we feel so violated...you never quite feel the same in your home once this happens.

Scary thing just now happened, though. I went to replace the back yard's big bright wall lights that <so we thought> had blown out **last week**...they are were not burnt out, they were loosened enough to where they would not come on. So in the morning I am going to call the police back out here to see if they can get prints off the large light bulbs. Probably won't be able to...if whoever did this was with it enough to do that to the lights, they probably remembered to wear gloves, etc..assuming the loose lights are not just a coincidence.

For the next week my daughter's friend and her family have been kind enough to let my daughter stay with them while I am at work.
Meanwhile, we gave the cops some names of the kids who are upset with my daughter and I've told her to not discuss this with the kids at school.

<sigh> Hopefully the cops got some good prints tonight. I just want to know who did this...my daughter's "friends" or a stranger who just randomly picked my house!

If the lights were mucked with a week ago chances are whoever did this has been planning it for a while.

I hope the cops can catch them.

Your home is supposed to be your safe haven, and now it doesn't feel like that.

If you can afford it, it might be worth it to get a security system installed. It might be worth the peace of mind.

I'm sorry to hear that this happened to you.

Usually the big expense is the puting in of the system...Most places monitor for a small monthly fee. My mom pays $20 a month for hers. She paid like 300 to have it put in. It's worth looking into and they usually have specials on installs if you sign a contract. Good luck.
Duckie

You have done all the right things for you own safety,and for your daughter's too...

And posting it in the Lounge is also a good thing.....

Here you will get support for this violation of your home......

I too hope that the cops find out who did this......

Please take care.......


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And your daughter, as well :hug: No matter whether it was planned or random, it still sucks. I hope the cops can figure out who did it. I'd second the suggestion of a security system (or big dog?) if you can work that, and if it would help you to be more secure. :hug:

But I'm so glad your daughter was not home!! That would have been worse by far. I agree with the others -- you've done the right things, and getting the cops back out to the house after you discovered the loose light bulbs was exactly the right thing to do.

My mom's house was broken into last year by some young teenagers (they were caught as they had broken into other houses in the neighborhood and were seen leaving one place). Though they only took a giant-sized jar filled with change, and didn't take anything else, mom still felt violated, because her private space had been invaded.

I hope they catch whoever did this. And I hope you and your daughter are okay.

:hug:

I'm sorry your family has to deal with this. Good luck on catching the creep/s.

Our house got broken into when I was kid. These assholes totally ripped our house apart, my mother refused to stay in the house for a week and as a 16 year old, I was totally freaked out. They did catch the bastards. When I was in college, someone, "a friend" who happened to have a crack problem that I did not know about, broke into my apartment and stole all of my stereo equipment. The best part is, the jackass went less than half a mile down the street and sold my stuff at a pawn shop. Of course that was one of the places that I looked, (I called the cops, but successfully solved the case myself). Anyway, this smart crook signed his own name when selling it to the pawn shop. Needless to say that he was busted quite quickly. When I pressed charges, this guys father called me and begged me not to take this to court. He said that it was "God's will to forgive." I told him that he needed to help his son take, (who I had helped out many times) take responsibility for his actions and get off the crack. I told him that I thought that "God" would be happy about that. Long story short, you do feel violated when this happens.

I can't imagine how freaked both of you must be--I hope you are both sleeping okay.

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A stranger would have taken more. Whoever did it had been in your daughter's room before and in your house, in your backyard, etc.

A stranger would have taken more, or else something more valuable (unless it was a brand new computer)

need to be sure the friend she stayed with isn't complicit, either knowingly or unknowingly. How did they know that was the night to break in? If there is any connection, it could well be that the friend she was staying with let slip that fact innocently in front of the wrong person. Or it could be the other scenario. Or there could be no connection at all. Nevertheless, it's something to think about.

I hope your daughter will be able to get over this, and that you both can get to the bottom of it.

it was SO creepy, horrifying and yucky.

I am glad that you and your daughter
are ok and I hope the police arrest
the person who did this.

Come back again. I hope they catch the sobs. When my house was burglarized, I felt so violated and scared, rationally or not, that they may return. It took awhile to get over that feeling. Good luck to you.

I am so sorry this happened. It must be truly frightening to have the sanctuary of your home violated like that.

Beyond the obvious safety measures you have already taken, I would suggest doing something more on the energetic level, as well, to cleanse your space of the negative, intrusive vibes. Light some candles, speak out loud of your Intention for creating Safety and Protection, burn some sage, walk with it around your home, into all four corners. See yourselves surrounded by the white light of Safety and Protection.

Blessed be,
Shine
:hug:

So sorry this has happened to you and your family. Hopefully they can resolve this matter soon and the both of you can put this behind you.

You may have to think about putting in a security system.

:hug: