Some of the tanks/pools...

karazy · #1 01-27-2009, 03:32 AM

are you home yet? are you home yet? huh huh huh??

Rbacchiega · #2 01-27-2009, 03:38 AM

Came home...to find our house broken into and computers, cameras and a tv missing....(in rural Alberta...REALLY?!?!) so no pics of the build. I'll grab some pictures once things calm down here though....sorry Karazy

karazy · #3 01-27-2009, 03:44 AM

omg! no apology necessary randi! that's just terrible that that would happen!
i really hope you guys are doing okay,
and i hope that that never happens ever again.

you gotta think though, wouldn't a robber be atleast a lil afraid of the sharks and gars?
maybe you need lasers that attach to their heads!

hope its not too early for jokes.
again, so sorry to hear that that happened.

Rbacchiega · #4 01-27-2009, 03:54 AM

not too early at all!

When I saw they had ransacked the house we ran to the quanset...the doors were open but I think once they saw the tanks they left. The quanset is divided into two sections, the tanks are in the front half and the cars are kept behind them. Had they walked around the back of the quanset they would have seen the garage-style door and probably figured it out...

I just can't wrap my head around the idea of people even having the remote idea of where to go....I mean...if you blink you miss the drive into the property....bloody hell

GreenSpottedPuffer · #5 01-27-2009, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Rbacchiega

I just can't wrap my head around the idea of people even having the remote idea of where to go....I mean...if you blink you miss the drive into the property....bloody hell

Oh man I am so sorry to hear this!

Sounds to me like they knew of the house then and that there may have been some nice stuff to take

My last place was broken into a few years back. Frickin' guys walked out the FRONT door of my apartment with my 50" TV, computer, ect. ect. and when the police asked the neighbor if they heard/saw anything he said something like "oh yeah I saw the guys moving your stuff...never really thought to call the police or anything, thought they were suppose to be moving it"

They also messed with the tank but didn't really hurt anything. Just unplugged it all for some reason. They also went through my fiances closet and had thrown her underwear all over the place. She went shopping the next day to replace it all...so, so weird.

Actually the one of the same cops "helped" us that night as when they almost broke down our door one morning trying to bust us for having some kind of grow op going on in our apartment, only to find out its just three aquariums. Man they wouldn't even let us get dressed before they searched the place.

Sorry...getting way off topic

Rbacchiega · #6 01-27-2009, 04:54 AM

All the critters are good, they live downstairs and whoever broke in didn't go down there.

I don't know how whoever did this could have figured out what we have though. I mean, I'm 13 miles from Strathmore and 30ish kms from Gleichen...so it's a trek either way.

At least they didn't trash the house too bad. Important family pictures were left alone. I think once they found the booze cabinet they took what they could and left. And because of the trees and everything we kept in place for privacy, no body would even have a clue that the house was being broken into when they drove by.

lastlight · #7 01-27-2009, 06:52 AM

Been broken into twice and I feel your pain. It's just messed up to think of total strangers in your place doing whatever they please and taking stuff. If you want a laugh the second time we were robbed the old security system from the previous house was sitting in boxes ready to go in. oops.

Hope you get things sorted. Thieves SUCK.

sphelps · #8 01-27-2009, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Actually the one of the same cops "helped" us that night as when they almost broke down our door one morning trying to bust us for having some kind of grow op going on in our apartment, only to find out its just three aquariums. Man they wouldn't even let us get dressed before they searched the place.

What?!! Since when is that legal? Police can't just barge into your residence because you have a higher than average electricity bill, that's ridiculous. No way I would have let that happen.

Also sorry to hear about the break in Randi, seems to be a common thing these days. My next home will definitely have a pretty fancy alarm system. I would have to agree that the people knew you were gone, most likely a connection to someone you know.

Whatigot · #9 01-27-2009, 09:31 PM

no doubt.
without a warrant, total infringement of your rights.

BC Hydro might be able to say they have to have access, but the cops stay at the door.
typical.

untamed · #10 01-27-2009, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sphelps

What?!! Since when is that legal? Police can't just barge into your residence because you have a higher than average electricity bill, that's ridiculous. No way I would have let that happen.

If the police knock on my door, I'll gladly let them look at my aquarium. I don't think arguing my rights at the door is really going to help the situation get any better. I mean... the more you object to them coming in, the more they are going to think they should come in! I'm more concerned about them shooting my dog for being too friendly.

Geez..how many of us have NOT been broken into? Happened to me about 10 years ago. They kicked in my back door, burned a hole in my bedroom dresser with a left-behind cigarette and took all the food from my freezer...and $16 worth of pocket change. My wife came home when the guy was still in the house. Scary.