Yesterday there was near burglary in our apartment
By vanny
@vandana7 (100302)
India
November 2, 2019 8:38am CST
I always thought my city is the safest place on earth, for elderly.
So around 8 pm there was this courier guy who told the watchman to which flat he was going.
The watchman did not doubt him because he came with his backpack filled with goodies like Santa.
The guy rang the doorbell of one of the apartment owners, who is a widower and lives alone. The gentleman opened the door without looking through peep hole.
It is quite normal here. Pizza boys bring in pizza as late as 11 pm. And I really don't know anybody who checks the peephole before opening the door. The person would be considered paranoid.
And this guy now his head covered with helmet so as to hide his face completely hands over a fairly large carton to the gentleman saying this arrived for you.
The gentleman has kids living in other towns, so he wondered who sent him what. Before he could read the details the guy stepped inside, latched the door from inside and covered his entire face with his hand, so as to prevent him from screaming. The 62 year old man nearly fainted and fell back..which released the grip, and soon the gentleman recovered rushed to the rear door started screaming for the watchman. Seeing that now he cannot leave without being caught, the burglar ran away without lifting anything.
Now they are contemplating CC tvs door latches, watchman bell, intercom, etc., etc.
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@vandana7 (100302)
• India
4 Nov 19
@sol_cee san, I do believe I am inclined to be paranoid. LOL. I opted to live in this town which can be disgustingly hot, and dirty and noisy, sometimes ..only because natural calamities do not trouble us here, and compared to many other cities it has better amenities and in general, it is /was safer.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
4 Nov 19
oh my, what a horrifyin' time fer that gentleman. so glad he 'twas no seriously 'njured. yepperz, gonna need more security 'round there from the sounds 'f 't. sadly there's very few safe places these days.
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@LindaOHio (178877)
• United States
2 Nov 19
Terrible. I'm glad the elderly man wasn't injured and didn't get anything stolen.
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@LindaOHio (178877)
• United States
2 Nov 19
@vandana7 I can imagine. I would be too!
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@yoalldudes (35037)
• Philippines
2 Nov 19
That is scary. Added security will help address the problem but it also invades somewhat of privacy.
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@vandana7 (100302)
• India
4 Nov 19
@yoalldudes Actually, I have kept my gardening tool in the drawing room just under TV stand. That is the best place for it..invisible. But it can be handy. LOL
@yoalldudes (35037)
• Philippines
4 Nov 19
@vandana7 Maybe you need a baseball bat by your bed just in case (kidding)
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@BarBaraPrz (47341)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
2 Nov 19
That was terrible, and lucky that the elderly gent wasn't hurt.
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@snowy22315 (180820)
• United States
4 Nov 19
@vandana7 sounds like someone was trying to distract you
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@vandana7 (100302)
• India
4 Nov 19
@snowy22315 Not sure...but it surely has made us cautious.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Nov 19
they target the elderly who live alone
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
2 Nov 19
Yes better to have prevention with CCs there.
The world is becoming highly unsafe.
The poor man must have been terrified.
I have cameras here and alarms which I have had fitted myself Vanny. I did my own work to be safe.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
3 Nov 19
@vandana7 Yes the ones I have allow me to speak like intercom.
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@wolfgirl569 (106394)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Nov 19
Glad he is ok. Hope they catch the guy.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
2 Nov 19
Wow! That is scary. Must be someone who targets only the elders. Such people are the lowest.
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@ExplorewtMe (6332)
• Nairobi, Kenya
2 Nov 19
Good to know that he is safe and everything is fine. Be alert . Which city incident is it?
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@vandana7 (100302)
• India
2 Nov 19
@ExplorewtMe Oh great... yes, in general, it is one of the safest cities. People are generally quite laid back.
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@ExplorewtMe (6332)
• Nairobi, Kenya
2 Nov 19
@vandana7 I had resided there around 6 months, and I found it safe enough. But this incident can happen anytime so better to be alert.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
2 Nov 19
I find that cctv is now a must in all homes.
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