- Fri Apr 13, 2007 2:43 pm
#1541797
If somebody else had been posting this, I gotta say I would be thinking it was a bit dubious. Too far fetched!
12:15 this morning. Me and wife go to bed. Been in bed 20 mins or so when I heard a noise downstairs. Half asleep so didn't take much notice. Then I heard a noise again which alerted me properly. Asked the wife 'whats that noise?' She said someone knocking at the door. Now my son is always falling out with his girl and we're usually his first port of call. So I go to the front bedroom window to look out to see who it is and there's 4 masked men trying to jemmy the front downstairs window and the front door.
I nonchalantly asked 'what you after fellas?' expecting them to turn tail and do one. No chance!
'Throw the flip keys out, now!'
I called to the missus to call the police. she started screaming and panicking, and they're shouting up to throw the flip keys out or they're comin in to get them. I runs downstairs stark bollock, pitch black, looking for my phone and they're bangin on the window and kickin the door tellin me to give them the keys. I was flip shittin myself. Im runnin round not knowing what to do. Next thing is a paving slab comes through the window, and one of them leans in, opens the window and is climbing in.
ok, I say, take the keys! then of course they're not in the usual place! anyway I'm lookig for the keys, saying hang on lads, im getting them.
Anyway I found them before he got in. I threw them out the window, with which they took the keys, got in the car and went.
The police have been, scene of crime people and 2 detectives.
They reckon it will be used for a armed robbery or something in the next couple of days or so. Then it will probably turn up.
She (the DC) said these type of crimes have increased here just lately, and strangely, the last couple of cars have turned up in immaculate condition, having been completely valeted! I said whats all that about? she said she thinks they do it to get rid of and trace evidence, ie prints, fibres etc. I would have thought torching it would have the same result but she said you cant explain some of the things these people do.
The police and the insurance people have all said I did the right thing to give them the keys, as obviously, the car can be replaced, but as they were obviously so determined to take the car, they were going get the keys by whatever method.
It was really terrifying at the time but at the end of the day nobody was hurt and I suppose thats the most important thing.
The insurance people have said that if it doesn't turn up in 28 days they'll replace it with a new one. But wife is saying that if it's going be like this then she don't want it back.
It's so Flipping annoying though, to work hard to have nice things that you want, and have to deprive yourself for Flipping scum!
I know some of you may say 'you should have put a baseball bat or something round his head!' I know what you're sayin, but when you're scared, you just want them to go, whatever it takes. And anyway, even if you're a hardcase, which i'm not, you may be able to take one, but what chance do you have against 4?
Moral of the story? If you're unfortunate enough to encounter this, just give them the keys as soon as you can, and minimize any damage to you, your family and your home.
My heads spinning a bit at the moment, but I'm thinking if I dont get it back and end up with a new one, I may see if anyone on here wants to avoid the wait and buy it from me at a (slight!) discount on new. Assumig thers anyone still waiting by the time I get mine.
12:15 this morning. Me and wife go to bed. Been in bed 20 mins or so when I heard a noise downstairs. Half asleep so didn't take much notice. Then I heard a noise again which alerted me properly. Asked the wife 'whats that noise?' She said someone knocking at the door. Now my son is always falling out with his girl and we're usually his first port of call. So I go to the front bedroom window to look out to see who it is and there's 4 masked men trying to jemmy the front downstairs window and the front door.
I nonchalantly asked 'what you after fellas?' expecting them to turn tail and do one. No chance!
'Throw the flip keys out, now!'
I called to the missus to call the police. she started screaming and panicking, and they're shouting up to throw the flip keys out or they're comin in to get them. I runs downstairs stark bollock, pitch black, looking for my phone and they're bangin on the window and kickin the door tellin me to give them the keys. I was flip shittin myself. Im runnin round not knowing what to do. Next thing is a paving slab comes through the window, and one of them leans in, opens the window and is climbing in.
ok, I say, take the keys! then of course they're not in the usual place! anyway I'm lookig for the keys, saying hang on lads, im getting them.
Anyway I found them before he got in. I threw them out the window, with which they took the keys, got in the car and went.
The police have been, scene of crime people and 2 detectives.
They reckon it will be used for a armed robbery or something in the next couple of days or so. Then it will probably turn up.
She (the DC) said these type of crimes have increased here just lately, and strangely, the last couple of cars have turned up in immaculate condition, having been completely valeted! I said whats all that about? she said she thinks they do it to get rid of and trace evidence, ie prints, fibres etc. I would have thought torching it would have the same result but she said you cant explain some of the things these people do.
The police and the insurance people have all said I did the right thing to give them the keys, as obviously, the car can be replaced, but as they were obviously so determined to take the car, they were going get the keys by whatever method.
It was really terrifying at the time but at the end of the day nobody was hurt and I suppose thats the most important thing.
The insurance people have said that if it doesn't turn up in 28 days they'll replace it with a new one. But wife is saying that if it's going be like this then she don't want it back.
It's so Flipping annoying though, to work hard to have nice things that you want, and have to deprive yourself for Flipping scum!
I know some of you may say 'you should have put a baseball bat or something round his head!' I know what you're sayin, but when you're scared, you just want them to go, whatever it takes. And anyway, even if you're a hardcase, which i'm not, you may be able to take one, but what chance do you have against 4?
Moral of the story? If you're unfortunate enough to encounter this, just give them the keys as soon as you can, and minimize any damage to you, your family and your home.
My heads spinning a bit at the moment, but I'm thinking if I dont get it back and end up with a new one, I may see if anyone on here wants to avoid the wait and buy it from me at a (slight!) discount on new. Assumig thers anyone still waiting by the time I get mine.
Last edited by deek72 on Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:52 am, edited 1 time in total.
You did absolutely the right thing, however much it might dent your pride. It's time that home invasion crimes like this were given a higher profile, with serious police resources put into investigation and severe sentencing for the scum involved. People should be able to feel safe in their own homes.
