I'll call the guy who is doing the actually work by placing fans etc, Bruno.
Bruno took four fans from his van, left two on the footpath and carried two to the car park building entrance door. He returned to get the other two, to see someone walking away with them. Bruno was very masterful and went after the thief, who tried to explain that he thought they were left out as rubbish for a council hard rubbish collection. Bruno made the very apologetic guy carry the fans back to where they were, and noticed two small boxes with equipment missing too. 'Hand over the boxes', commanded masterful Bruno. The thief could only stammer, 'So sorry. Sorry. Sorry', as he extracted the boxes from his backpack.
I think the thief had noticed the van and hung around to see what he could grab. This is quite surprising, because while it sounds snobby, some people on the street around here are immediately identifiable as 'you don't belong here'. I've never seen anyone in our lane behind our building like that.
I was told about this Monday morning as more fans were delivered. Then I ran into the building manager. He lives in middle distance suburb from the city with a very Noble name. He had parked his car on the street outside his home Saturday night and when he went to his car to attend church on Sunday morning, it had been broken into and the building manager's work phone had been stolen, along with some paperwork and his personal keys, for his home, spare car keys and his sister's home. I hope he gave himself some 'thoughts and prayers' at church.
While he is so hot, sexy as, he is fucked in the head for leaving such things in his car and on the street in the very noble suburb, or anywhere.
CCTV revealed two unidentifiable young male teens riding up on bikes, slipping something down the glass side window and the car was unlocked. It took them about about one minute, and they were orf.
Everyone seems to have problems in life. Sigh.
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Very annoying. But again we have to be super careful. With car alarms I am surprised your super was robbed. Good luck on all the terror and disorder happening in your home.
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Oh dear - I just read the previous post and this one and it really has been a bit of an oh dear sort of pair, hasn't it?
ReplyDeleteTouching all wood possible, but I remember living in cities and, while we do indeed have crime and unsavoury characters, we don't have the sheer volume of people to square metreage (it IS SO a word, AI overlords) perhaps. Or the value to make such thievery worthwhile.
Although we live in a - relatively- low crime area, I would never leave anything in the car overnight. Back in the1980s we drove down to Barcelona in P's little Renault 5 and parked it in the side street outside our hotel. Next morning we found the window broken and P's leather jacket gone. He hasn't made that mistake again.
ReplyDeleteIn times of shortages and loss of services, desperate people can become much bolder. I agree, though, that valuables should never be left in cars.
ReplyDeleteAmazing to see such brazen daylight robbery. On my street people leave things about all the time and theft is vanishingly rare, happy to say, since I'm a bit careless.
ReplyDeleteSince the two teenage hoons couldn't be identified, does the CCTV need to be stronger? Closer?
ReplyDeleteI wonder if we should have it in our street or towards our front door.
They'd be wearing hoodies, and will have probably checked for the direction of facing cameras.
DeleteI'm so glad we have a two car garage. Nice as are suburb is, cars have been targeted around the area. I'm glad this man got his property back without injury. Best wishes to you and yours, my dear.
ReplyDeleteIn a city shadowed by opportunism, Bruno’s swift authority met petty theft head-on
ReplyDeleteJust a bit mean of you to call the building manager "fucked in the head" for leaving valuables in his car on the street outside his house on Saturday night when I imagine he had spent a good part of Saturday running around attending to the plumbing disaster in your building.
ReplyDeleteIf he deliberately left them in the car MC, he is fucked in the head, as opposed to making a mistake if he accidently left them there.
DeleteMy, they are dreadful people these thieves in my book. I'm not the best in giving sympathy to people who leave 'things' in their vehicles because thieves can break in and take them.
ReplyDeleteThe cheek of the man to take those fans, I'm glad Bruno caught him.
Leaving anything in the car is a no no.
ReplyDeleteMakes me want to scream
ReplyDeleteAnd this is why I hate people.
ReplyDeleteGood on Bruno, for getting that thief to return his fans and boxes. Impressive!
ReplyDeleteMy husband is all in a dither because a car is parked along the road in front of our property. In great agitation, he rushed in to tell me to keep an eye on it. "Why??" I asked. "Because it is in front of our property," he said. I suggested that the vehicle might be broke down. He snapped, "it isn't! They are across the road at the cemetery!" I said, "so that's why the car is parked along the road in front of our house then." He roared, Just keep an eye on them!" I replied that I felt no need to do such a thing.
ReplyDeleteThe man would be a complete basket case if he lived around people.
I just happened to read this and couldn't help but laugh.
DeleteBloody cheek of people.
ReplyDeleteI am glad I don't have a car.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's daylight robbery! Obviously watching what was going on. About 10 years ago we bought an investment property in a University suburb which we furnished to rent to students. The day we were moving furniture in, Jose went inside to drop something and left the car unlocked right in front of the door. When he returned his mobile was gone! He called work straight away to block the phone. Of course it was never recovered! He never left anything in the car again!
ReplyDeleteThat is very fast work, Sami. Maybe the same, someone casually watching and taking the opportunity.
DeleteI am glad "Bruno" saw the man walking away with his fans and got back the missing boxes too. I often see a particular car park out on the road right by our driveway, take things out of the boot, then carry them to one of the units, while leaving the boot wide open! I always keep an eye on it through my window in case someone other than the original person approaches it. We have lots of people who "don't belong here" walking through the driveway and eyeing off things, I spotted one walking up MY steps recently and looking sideways at a nice blue ceramic pot which was currently empty. I walked over from where I was watering and took it inside.
ReplyDeleteIn America it's called a slim. Jim, that pops the lock on the door. Yes I immediately thought the same thing. Andrew. Never leave anything of value in the car, and certainly not in Plain view. Reminds me of the old days before the cloud when work had to be backed up thoughtfully. You would hear of somebody losing their novel or their master's thesis on their laptop and could only think what a fool they were for not backing it up. I suspect we think very much alike and don't suffer fools gladly, although with age we've learned to be invisible about it. I even find myself forgiving poor drivers as simply unconfident and lacking skills and knowledge. They need to get places too. Just give them a wide biryth. Thanks for your always interesting posts
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