This morning, a neighbor who lives on McHenry (between Otterbein and Scott) was mugged. The mugger was described as a black male, 50-55 years old, 5′8″ or 9″ tall, dark skin and short hair. He was also walking with a fake limp and used a cane…which he then used to hit the victim before snatching her purse. This happened at approximately 9 AM.
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Well we all knew it would happen sooner or later, right? My house was finally burglarized yesterday. Laptop, two cameras, my hammer (WTF??), some odd assorted bathroom products (again, WTF???) and my jewelry box…with the jewelry. They left cash and some other stuff — hopefully they won’t be back to get it anytime soon. Oddly enough, this happened almost a week to the day that my next-door neighbor was burglarized.
I’m feeling very numb and calm about the whole thing, which has a few folks worried, since…if you know me at all…”calm” is not really one of my strong character traits. Perhaps that will change when I go make the rounds of pawn shops. Or if I see someone on the street wearing my jewelry.
Yes, I had an alarm. No, it did not call the police…for what reason, I have no idea. Yes, my doors and windows were shut and locked. I did all the right things, and a shit load of good that did me.
Ah well, it’s just stuff. But dammit, I really want that damned hammer back.
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