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Saturday evening after dark, around 7:30, I noticed the motion light on my garage was on. I figured it was triggered by a stray cat or bird but I went out to check anyway. I saw a guy with a flashlight leaving my driveway. I yelled out to him what were you doing and he said he was looking for his cat. He was apologetic but I didn't recognize him as a neighbor. I have a locked chain link fence that closes off my driveway from the front of my property so he would have had to jump over it to trigger the motion light on my garage. When I saw him he was on the other side of the fence. Later I saw a woman walking up and down the street with a flashlight looking for something so he may have been telling the truth about the cat but what possesses someone to jump over a fence after dark and look around a garage? That's a good excuse for a burglar, just say you are looking for your cat if you are caught.
I told him that he should have rung the bell and he agreed and apologized again. Then he asked if he could look under my car on the street. I said yes but how did he know that was even my car? My house is neat but not the fanciest on the block.
Install cameras. The new ones are wireless IP and only need power like the YI ones on amazon. NEST ones are popular too and no need to run one cable for video and one for power.
I have a few IP cameras with set up at home looking at my main door from the inside, the balcony door from the inside, and a video doorbell. I get a lot of alerts such as when I plane flies over head and casts a shadow on the wall through the window, or when a speck of dust floats infront of the camera when night vision is on but better to get the alerts than not get an alert and have every thing stolen.
I'll look into cameras. I've got remote motion alarms by my front door and in my garage so if I'm home I know if there's anyone lurking outside my door or in my garage. Two years ago someone jimmied open the side door to my garage but didn't take anything. I think they must have gotten frightened off, maybe they saw a light in my home. I use a deadbolt on that door now.
Something tells me this guy was on the cuff and telling the truth.
People are smart enough to realize that today every home owner has a camera installed and it is
just not worth committing a crime. Yes. He could have rung the bell but I understand the passion of animal
lovers and it is like losing a child. They were not thinking clearly and must have been extremely upset .
Glad he apologized and now you got to know one of your neighbors. Animal lovers are some of the best
neighbors you will ever want to know. They have the biggest hearts.........................
Something tells me this guy was on the cuff and telling the truth.
People are smart enough to realize that today every home owner has a camera installed and it is
just not worth committing a crime. Yes. He could have rung the bell but I understand the passion of animal
lovers and it is like losing a child. They were not thinking clearly and must have been extremely upset .
Glad he apologized and now you got to know one of your neighbors. Animal lovers are some of the best
neighbors you will ever want to know. They have the biggest hearts.........................
I think he was probably telling the truth but he jumped over a fence to enter my property. If you do that you better come back out with a cat, which he didn't. I didn't recognize him as a neighbor and he did not introduce himself as such. Also, I had just turned off the lights as I was going into a different room when I saw my motion light on. He apparently entered my property when all the lights were off which suggests he could have been a prowler. In any case he did a very stupid thing.
I think he was probably telling the truth but he jumped over a fence to enter my property. If you do that you better come back out with a cat, which he didn't. I didn't recognize him as a neighbor and he did not introduce himself as such. Also, I had just turned off the lights as I was going into a different room when I saw my motion light on. He apparently entered my property when all the lights were off which suggests he could have been a prowler. In any case he did a very stupid thing.
Yup ..stupid. Agreed.
You gave him the benefit of the doubt.
Now he's on notice.
Have you thought of Placing a no trespassing sign on your yard fence.
Authorities will be alerted. Police will be contacted.....etc...
This will be undoubtedly the clearest message for all to keep away.
There's and old saying: Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me.
Yup ..stupid. Agreed.
You gave him the benefit of the doubt.
Now he's on notice.
Have you thought of Placing a no trespassing sign on your yard fence.
Authorities will be alerted. Police will be contacted.....etc...
This will be undoubtedly the clearest message for all to keep away.
There's and old saying: Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me.
That's exactly what I did. I bought a metal sign at Ace Hardware that says "No Trespassing. Do Not Enter".
I just saw this story about a burglary pattern in northeastern Queens a few miles from me where a couple of guys entered backyards and forced open a rear door in the homes. I caught the "lost cat trespasser" by my garage on October 20 at 7:30pm and these two incidents happened on October 25th and 28th around 7pm. I don't recognize either of these guys as the guy I saw but it goes to show you that anyone entering your property after dark has to be presumed to be a burglar.
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