Comments on: Life: Pissed about a Break In

By: adriennethewriter

adriennethewriter — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:57:17 +0000

I’m with you on this one. Why must there be degrees of horribleness before someone helps you out? Perhaps if they responded immediately, to everything, they’d be around so much that crime would be squelched. Realistically I understand that there just aren’t enough officers to handle these knuckleheads. That being the case, they need to allow us to have better ways of protecting ourselves. I’m still perplexed as to why I can’t legally purchase a handgun in Chicago while all the little boys on the corner get them for free… I hope your sister was OK. To be at home while someone is trying to come in is awful.

By: Zack from Twitter

Zack from Twitter — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:12:26 +0000

You might need to get that cougar from “Ricky Bobby”. Make sure it only attacks people it doesn’t recognize. But in all seriousness, I’m sorry this happened to you.

The ironic thing about calling the police is that it must be really bad for them to come. The crazy thing is that when you call 311 for minor stuff, they refer you to 911.

I just called 911 for my sister- who lives in the North Suburbs- because she was too afraid to talk because she thought someone was breaking in. The idiot female officer in that suburb snapped at me, “Why can’t she call us?”

911 was a joke WAY before Flava Flav told us.

By: adriennethewriter

adriennethewriter — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:15:19 +0000

Thanks much. I take it you didn’t bother to get everything fixed. That’s the kind of pickle that I’m in. By the time I get everything fixed, I could just buy a new car. But with this economy, I’m not too keen on buying anything right about now. That’s why this sucks so much. I hear that if I replace the radio, the aftermarket installation will make me even more open for theft. I hope it lasts through the winter. And, I wonder why police don’t investigate these things? The people who steal/vandalize cars might upgrade themselves to other crimes in the future.

By: Nerissa M.

Nerissa M. — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:59:37 +0000

I had similar frustrations when my car was stolen in April 2008. When it was located by the police 2-3 days later, I was told nothing other than returning it to me would be done since no other known crime was connected with the car. No dusting for finger prints, no police report.

In the end, the return of the car didn’t give me much relief as the window that was forced open to get into the car no longer stayed up, the steering column was damaged, ignition switch busted, and certain electrical components (lights, wipers, windows, etc.) no longer worked with faithful consistency. By September 2008, the car was no longer drivable and I had no person or persons to go after for recourse.

So with all that being said…I definitely do feel your pain.