"Then I'm sorry to say this but I think you've been robbed..."
And sure enough; our home has been ransacked!!
I came in to find the lounge a bit sparser than usual and our bedroom completely ransacked with everything out of cupboards and junk piled onto our bed.
My friends mobilised quickly and soon I was supported by around ten buddies (thanks to Greg for phoning the police and Brian for reaching the in-laws). A special response unit comprising of three vehicles and about ten cops were here within ten minutes of reporting the crime. Thereafter another unit showed up to take my statement.
It looks like they gained entry via a well-levered pitch fork on the lounge window (after climbing up the wall to get onto the balcony - no lean feat). Later on that evening Steve and I did a reconaissance around the perimeter and find two strategically placed logs on the electric fence which no doubt has been causing it to short circuit (which no doubt has been causing the random power trips over the weekend). The prime suspect is now a plumbing service because of the location of the intrusion on the property and the apparent inside knowledge.
Megan must have interrupted the crooks because she came into the flat to hear a loud bang (but obliviously went to the 'loo). Amongst the losses are Kat's designed engagement ring (I'm most disappointed about this and ...), Kat's varsity purse with mementos of our relationship from first date to engagement, Kat's digital camera, Kat's work laptop, my XBOX 360, my controllers for said XBOX 360, bizarrely - some of my XBOX games (it's like they picked which ones they wanted), my electric razor and our new FHD 40" LCD TV.
Phil discovered the TV wrapped up on the balcony, as well as a single "Scene it: Box Office Smash" XBOX 360 buzzer.
Kat and Hope's departure clothes from hospital were emptied out of a bag and the bag was missing too. However, I later discovered the bag wedged behind the front door with a netbook inside (a customer's).
What further suggests we busted their party is the presence of my laptop, the MP3 CD player, my digital photo screen (stuck in a menu mode), and the 22" HD LCD monitor.
I'm relieved to see my memory tapes (of past life moments, including wedding and honeymoon) were intact, as well as Kat's wedding band and our ID documents. It appears whomever did the deed knew exactly where to go. They even took some junk food we were given as a gift for Christmas as well as some fruit (I think)!
Luck also favored me because that day I took my laptop, my camcorder, and Wes Martin's camera to hospital for conenience / safe-keeping and it's darn good I did that or else our captured memories of Hope would be lost (not to mention the fancy Kit).
Still, not nice timing to have to deal with this or go through it :(
Ah well, it's not like you were going to be using the XBox anymore anyways
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