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Originally Posted by msjagg  If they were desperate enough to take a glass window pane out , imagine if they'd found you still there!! |
They took the pane out so they could enter the house silently. The windows that can open have bars over them, and breaking a window could have alerted the neighbours. We are pretty sure they were professionals...kids or "chancers" would have taken DVDs, liquor, and not been picky about the watches or jewellery...they would have pocketed the lot. In this robbery, the doors to the wine cabinet were open, nothing was missing. ONLY jewellery of some value was taken...the costume stuff was left behind. They left four watches behind...they took only the Rolex and the Longines.
But they were unsophisticated and careless. I think they wasted time looking for my cell phone, as they unplugged the charging unit and put it on the bed. The biggest clue that they were pros, however, is that when they removed the TVs from the cabinets, they took care to disconnect all the wires (not cut them) and collect the remotes (usually left behind). They also took the power cords to the laptops (also often left behind). These guys knew what they were doing...they entered in such a way that they didn't alert the neighbours. And they knew what they had to do to get the best price for their loot...they were planning to take the remotes with the TVs...selling a TV without a remote is a tip off that it is stolen. But they lacked sophistication with regard to items of less-than-obvious value.
These guys ransacked my house, in particular my closets...we are sure they were looking for a hidden wall safe, as they didn't even bother with the clothes in my husband's old fashioned armoire. Puddin's bedroom is my dressing room, where they pulled things out of the cupboards and closets and threw them around. What would they have done with a 1.5 lb puppy underfoot??? That's why I am SOOO glad we took her with us!