Subject: Re: Vanguard Lofts - Forced Entry & Burglary
From: Barbara Thomas (barst@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Dec 23 2005 - 15:15:43 CST
Jenny,
I'm so sorry this happened to you. We should all thank our neighbors in 703
for being so alert and calling the police, even though they still made off
with an awful lot of your stuff. We all need to be very alert now.
Barbara Thomas
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jenny Lee" <jencitylee@hotmail.com>
To: <vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu>
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: Vanguard Lofts - Forced Entry & Burglary
>
> Hey everyone,
>
> I am catching up on the emails from th past couple days and I can fill in
> some gaps of info. I'm the owner of the unit that got burglarized
> yesterday.
>
> First off, the robbers still made off with my TV, DVD player, PS2, VCR,
> almost all my DVDs, iPaq, cell phone, camara, some jewelry, almost all the
> Christmas gifts I had wrapped & left on my table, and so on...so I would
> not
> say that they left a lot of stuff! However, I am so glad for the the two
> neighbors in 703 who spotted the robbers on the 1st floor and made the
> calls, bc there were a couple bags of things they ended up leaving behind!
>
> The robbers were two African American men & they did get them on tape. The
> locksmith who came to look at my door said that it did not take much to
> break my deadbolt, probably less than a minute. I have a notch on the side
> of my door that looks like it was made with a screwdriver, but I'm not
> 100%
> sure if that is all they used. He said I had a lightweight deadbolt and
> that
> it made sense that the robbers worked as a team of 2. I don't quite
> remember
> the technical details he gave me, but he said that one person is needed to
> hold the doorknob and the other applies pressure to the bolt. Together, it
> makes for an easy break-in. My deadbolt was busted & on the floor when I
> walked into the doorway. Also, I had a small slit between the metal
> doorframe and the wooden door that made it easier to break the bolt. (I
> did
> not have a second lock (like a doorhandle/door knob lock). I don't mean to
> scare anyone, but I notice now that some of my neighbors have the same
> standard/lightweight lock that I had and that their door does not lay
> flush
> against their doorframes like mine was. Also, the locksmith I used said he
> noticed that some of the door locks were loose on some of the units on my
> floor as he was walking down my hallway. I recommend that you all consider
> upgrading your deadbolts to a heavier weight and adding a 2nd lock to the
> doorknob. I remember Jim Thomas advising us in the past to do this and I
> wish I had followed up on that! Thank you Barbara, for passing on the
> security company's contact info! I plan to sign up asap.
>
> Take care, everyone, Have a wonderful holiday!
>
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