General News, January 2007
Neighborhood troubles
One of our close neighbors had a break-in yesterday. Her husband was out of town, and she was at church, so no one was home when the robbers broke in. They have a dog, but he wasn't hurt, and Donna thinks he probably showed them where everything was. The police said that these types of criminals usually work a neighborhood, and then move on, so we should all be extra vigilant for a while.
I hate to think of crime visiting our little rural neighborhood, but I'm not especially shaken. The thieves hit when they weren't home, and didn't hurt their dog. If they broke in here with the same pattern, we'd lose some electronics, sure, but those are replaceable. Humans and dogs are not.
Our house isn't necessarily the easiest target either. No garage to hide in, and the house is clearly visible from the street. There's a gate at the end of the drive and another between the drive and the house. The dogs would run away if threatened, but they have free access to the yard around the house, and they are large and loud.
I'm not going to fool myself and think that we couldn't be hit though. I'm usually home since I work from here, but tomorrow I'm off to Portland. Jay is going to see if he can work from home tomorrow, but that's a long shot for various reasons. It makes me a little nervous, only because I don't want the dogs to face a burglar.
Monday, January 29, 2007
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