"neighbors" and fireworks
From:
Phoenix Redux
Date:
Jul 03 05:37 UTC
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Great job, Karen & Dave!
Nice of them to wake you like that so you could call the cops. Brilliant! I
think that from now on, we should really insist that the thieves should wake
us with fireworks before they break into our cars. It makes it SO much
easier to catch them that way. :)
Bravo!
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 6:51 AM, Karen Newell <<email obscured>> wrote:
> We'll second that one! Our Monday morning crime doubleheader:
>
> On Monday morning at 2:45 a.m. we had a string of Black Cats go off in our
> mail slot. After levitating in bed, (Dave is deaf) I went downstairs to the
> sickening stench of gunpowder permeating our foyer and living room. We
> called 911 and an officer came out. He said we were probably "chosen"
> because we had our porchlight on and the mailslot was easy to see.
>
> He suggested we NOT leave on our light all night. I am pretty sure that
> this was from the same police department that asked everyone to leave their
> lights ON for neighborhood safety. Very confusing.
>
> HOWEVER: while Dave and I were discussing the fireworks in our darkened
> kitchen, we witnessed two thugs breaking into a neighbor's car to steal her
> Sirius radio system. Another 911 call, and the cops were there in a flash
> and apprehended the culprits after a brief chase and canine assist. Bravo.
>
> Sadly, we feel like we should have 911 on speed dial for the Fourth of
> July. Grrrrr.
>
> Karen Newell
>
>
> Karen Newell
> Standish Ericsson, Minneapolis
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