STRANGERS IN THE DARK

A few weeks ago the weather got very warm here (at least here in Northern California) for a week. We were so used to cool temperatures for so long that when the thermometer got in the high 80’s to low 90’s, we got spring fever. A little teaser of the coming summer. Sleeping with the windows open is great, and it saves on the air conditioning bill. But the consequences can be frightening.

When the weather gets warm, the prowlers and burglars come out. I don’t want to scare anyone but this is a reality. Prowlers, burglars and rapists often work the warm nighttime hours because they know windows and doors will be left open and unlocked. If a victim is lucky, they wake up to find only property missing and an open door. If a victim is unlucky, they wake up to find a stranger standing next to their bed.

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Another week of victims

Everybody should have a scanner to hear some of the calls that come out.

A man frantically calls to report his vehicle was stolen. Turns out the keys were left in the unlocked vehicle and it was left running while he was inside a convenience store.

A woman reports that her purse, wallet and cell phone were stolen while she was shopping. She had left them in plain view on the front seat of her car.

A woman reports that someone had opened up several credit cards in her name and charged several thousand dollars just weeks after she gave out personal information to a stranger on the phone. Someone who represented themselves as a credit card company representative. She failed to recognize warning signs that the caller was not legitimate.

Several bicycles and tools are stolen from an open garage. One that was open for several hours while the owner was sleeping inside the house.

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