Break-in in Dublin

TJ Mackie

weldoninhio wrote: »

Lemme get this straight, there was a break-in in Dublin?? I'm not sure whether to believe this or not. Theres been nothing on the news about it, and nothing on the RTE website.

I know, it's about as newsworthy as a sarcastic, insensitive cunt in After Hours.

Lapin

Weathercheck wrote: »

Mine was done on a Friday evening too a few months ago. They obviously had done some reconnaissance because they knew the parents were away and nobody was home, hardly a coincidence. Fortunately we don't keep much of value at home, they got a few pieces of jewellery but nothing major. Also passed over lots of items, like MacBooks and other things, only interest in cash and gold.

Ditto in my parents case.

Although the bastards took my sister's i-pad too.

Idbatterim wrote: »

30 seconds is too long, think the one in my parents home is about 15 seconds...

My folks did have theirs set at 30, but after the break in they reduced it to 5 seconds, which I think is too short but if it gives them peace of mind who am I to argue.

Too Tough To Die

TJ Mackie wrote: »

I know, it's about as newsworthy as a sarcastic, insensitive cunt in After Hours.

Why don't you tame the kunt?

dan1895

After reading this thread this morning I was extra vigilant heading out for work afterwards. All doors double locked, valuables and laptops out of sight, alarm on. I come home to the news that my neighbour has been burgled.
Fu*king scummy c*nts.

B.A._Baracus

I know the video is trying to shock you. But everything said in it is actually true and thats messed up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88m_Hk5ipI8

Yup ladies and gentlemen if you have a pvc front or back door chances are you have a euro cylinder lock. Which is as easy to break as shown in the video. Am pretty sure my front door and backdoor are these kind of locks and its just so annoying that they are still being used today.

Wibbs

Sorry to hear of your hassle bytesize. Thieving mouthbreathing and O2 wasting scum. :mad::mad: This is why I'm glad my gaff is very rarely left unattended and even on those rare ocassions where it is my very large, very aggressive and very xenophobic hound has the run of the place and he has more than the usual capacity to seriously injure or better yet cause the demise of a burglar or two. Save on doggie food for a couple of days anyway.

6781

Had my car broke into once, they only took €5 in change I had hidden for parking/tolls in the ash tray and a cap. The hassle of changing the broken window was annoying but even though nothing valuable was taken or the cost of replacing the window wasn't much I was a bit shook after it. Just felf like they invaded my personal place, my heart goes out to those who's houses get done. Especially if you have kids or a wife/girlfriend living in the house.

Filibuster

My house was ransacked a few months ago while everyone was asleep upstairs. Car, money etc taken. Burglars dont get prison sentences in this country

usersame

Have been broken into twice in D4, gardai said the first time was completely opportunistic and that a chub lock on the front door stops 80% of burglaries. 2nd time is still a mystery

Femme_Fatale

green123 wrote: »

tell us what they were ?

diamonds ?
bars of gold ?

why did they have such valuable items in the house ?

They... didn't answer your question so why are you coming up with your own answer?

moxin wrote: »

Perhaps try a storage facility?

moxin wrote: »

A person who wants peace of mind that their valuables are locked in a hired safe locker with 24\7 manned security in a business park. Better that than the greater risk of your house being ransacked and valuables stolen.

Maybe wait until they confirm what the items were before pontificating pretty much that the burglary is their fault rather than the fault of the burglars? :rolleyes:

JustAThought

There was a public consultation on crime a few years ago & my big regret is that I didn't highlight it - I kind of felt it was for the " experts" - I was more innocent then. When it was published I got a copy & was nearly sick - the ONLY people who had made submissions were the likes of the liberals /prisoners families organisations/ prisoners welfare support organisations. All advocating softer community based " chances to reform & rehabilitate in the community". It sticks with me. I so regret no ringing Joe f'ing Fluffy & highlighting it do all the angry & the victims would have a say . Harsher crueler sentences. One of my biggest regrets.

Maybe we should start lobbying ourselves - every time a politician ( regardless whom) opens a centre, or unveils a plaque - might get something finally done or started about this endless crime pays failure .

dj jarvis

the last 2 times i went abroad , i have had my tablet stolen , once in a break in , and once in an airport , within 3 months of each one :mad:

Paully D

A dog does the trick (provided you're willing and able to look after it properly of course). It doesn't even have to be big, the noise of the bark alone is enough to put robbers off.

Wibbs

Very true PD, even the smallest doggie is a damn fine alert and defence system, but the scum can be so brazen and worse violent these days that a dog capable of actually causing serious physical damage is often a better bet.

Birdie Num Num

Sorry to hear OP. Had the same happen to me a few months ago. It is rampant at the moment and no one is interested in doing anything about it. I know of a lot of others that have also been done since and some more than once. I know one family who were broken into twice in one week. Would be in your parents interest to sort out the alarm and security again asap.

MonaPizza

JustAThought wrote: »

Can't believe some of the responses here - I'm so sorry for your parents OP. my neighbours house was broken into before Christmas & this lovely elderly retired couple who had never been anything but hardworking & kind came home from a hospital visit to find their front window smashed in, all their tokens & jewellery taken , the car gone & later their credit card stripped - they are distraught & cannot even face going back to their home . It is disgusting how these vermin prey on people & how little regard the judges or justice " system" have for the victims, and for the long term damage this can do to their confidence or trust in their safety & security in their homes .

Singapore have the right idea - cat-of-9-tails - flogging by effective medieval means that leaves the skin torn away and permanent scarring - prison is too good for them - not that they would even get there.

I hope your parents goods might somehow be sourced & recovered ; and that they recover peace of mind. : (

Saudi Arabia chop off a limb. Surely that would be a more favourable punishment for you. I'd be in favour of these kinds of punishments PROVIDING that the prosecutor, jury, whoever had to submit to the same fate if they got it wrong.

bytesize

Thank for all the positive comments to everyone.

Their alarm had a delay to input the code but the burglers disabled the inside and outside before it even went off.
They were smart and followed a thought out plan and had logic in their process.
They hit earlyish in the evening too which kind of surprised the guards.

Sir Arthur Daley

bytesize wrote: »

Thank for all the positive comments to everyone.

Their alarm had a delay to input the code but the burglers disabled the inside and outside before it even went off

Did they guess the code correct to disable it?

bytesize

WikiHow wrote: »

Did they guess the code correct to disable it?

no, just tore the whole thing from the walls

Sir Arthur Daley

bytesize wrote: »

no, just tore the whole thing from the walls

They were ruthless altogether, they wont have any luck for their crimes, scum is all they are.

meoklmrk91

Happening every day up and down the country, there seems to be very little being done about it. No one who breaks into someone's house and steals their valuables does it as a once off, they are repeat offenders and the scum of the earth, it doesn't seem to be terribly high on the gardai's list of priorities either

I hope your parents are doing okay OP, it's a cruel and horrible thing to do to someone. As a young woman living on my own it is one of those things that crosses my mind frequently, which is why I have a dog, a hammer and a knife by my bed. I also used to keep a can of deodorant and lighter there must start doing that again and add a couple of golf clubs to the arsenal of weapons.

dan1895

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

Happening every day up and down the country, there seems to be very little being done about it. No one who breaks into someone's house and steals their valuables does it as a once off, they are repeat offenders and the scum of the earth, it doesn't seem to be terribly high on the gardai's list of priorities either

I hope your parents are doing okay OP, it's a cruel and horrible thing to do to someone. As a young woman living on my own it is one of those things that crosses my mind frequently, which is why I have a dog, a hammer and a knife by my bed. I also used to keep a can of deodorant and lighter there must start doing that again and add a couple of golf clubs to the arsenal of weapons.

I'd say you get an odd look when you bring back a guy.

Anyway, friend of mine told me she actually caught someone trying to break in her front door and he had the brazenness to say it was his apartment. When she said it was hers he just laughed and said he must be on the wrong floor and casually walked off. This was in the middle of the afternoon.

Birdie Num Num

bytesize wrote: »

Thank for all the positive comments to everyone.

Their alarm had a delay to input the code but the burglers disabled the inside and outside before it even went off.
They were smart and followed a thought out plan and had logic in their process.
They hit earlyish in the evening too which kind of surprised the guards.

Can't understand that surprised the guards. Early evening is the most common time I understood. Also, the front door is the most likely place to break into or try to break into first. Not sure the guards are all that interested anyhow.

Diemos

While in hospital a few years ago I came back to my room to find a scumbag going through my stuff, when confronted he just said it was his friends room and he had asked this guy to get him his fags. He was cool as fook and just walked out of the room.
I was in no state to put up a fight but I did report it to a nurse immediately and she shook her head and said it happens all the time and ran off to report it to hospital security.

What kind of a scumbag targets hospital patients?

My sympathies OP.

Moomat

It seems that one of the qualities that sets us apart from other animals is falling apart. People seem to think it's ok to take something that isn't yours just because you can. Stealing disgusts me whether it's goods, a life or innocence etc...

I'd love to watch them drown in pools of their own sh!te.

The Princess Bride

Diemos wrote: »

What kind of a scumbag targets hospital patients?.

I know of two hospital incidences-a parent who stole the Consultant's expensive watch from her coat pocket outside cubicle,as she examined his seriously ill baby inside cubicle.

More recently,a mother who'd given birth, stole doctor's mobile phone and tried to sell it,claiming it was her own.

Just because it doesn't make sense to us,doesn't mean it needs to make sense to them.

old hippy

Around 20 years ago, I was in bed, restless. It was around 3am & suddenly there was a brief flash of a torch outside. I looked out and saw some guy sweep the yard with his torch. I opened the window and asked him what he was doing. "Eh, sorry son, just checking the drains - Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council work" and walked out.

I rang the council next morning and of course it was plain bs!