A homeowner, whose house was broken into on August 6, was broken into again in the last two or three days. The burglar was “extremely messy” dumping the contents of drawers and cabinets onto the floor. The victim had not yet replaced any valuables that had been taken in the first burglary.
Entry this time was through a window in the kitchen.
Note: Victims often wonder why burglars are so messy and seem to vandalize a home by throwing stuff on the floor. Often they are looking for your hiding places where you keep your cash, drugs, prescriptions, guns, etc. They don’t want to take too much time so they will just dump the contents until they have gone through the whole house or they think they had better get out.
Also, it is not uncommon for burglars or their buddies to return a few weeks after burglarizing a home to pick up the items that have been replaced from the first burglary. If you have been burglarized take a survey of your house for weak points. You can use this checklist to help you- http://sheriff.snoco.org/Documents/Homesecurity.pdf. The most obvious is where the burglar was able to enter your house. But look for other weak places also. This handout gives some good pointers- http://sheriff.snoco.org/Documents/Residential%20Burglary.pdf.
And when you receive your replacement items, after your insurance settlement, this might be a good opportunity to participate in “Operation ID” (http://sheriff.snoco.org/Documents/Operation%20ID.pdf) by marking your valuables and photographing them and noting any serial numbers on a computer disk. Place the disk in a safe place, such as your safe deposit box at your bank.
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