Happy new year to me ... I got robbed ... :(

Ben Sliker

Ben Sliker

Pain In The Ass 2.0
This is a phenomenal story. Sh*tty ... but phenomenal.

At about 12:35 PM I get a call today from my old lady neighbor saying that there has been a break-in in my home. 3 little bastard high school kids felt it necessary to steal my stuff.

My cousin and I leave from work and 15 minutes later get to my home. The window on my back door is smashed in and my townhome has been partially ransacked. There's like 10 cops and 5 cars (I actually felt special). I actually wasn't as upset as I thought I would be, I mean, sh*t happens, and most of what I value isn't tangible stuff anyway. But anyway ...

The first cop that took me through the house was great cause he pinned my attitude perfectly and played to it. Our first stop was my entertainment center. TV, check, Klipsch Surround Speakers, check, MartinLogan Sub, check, receiver, check, Nintendo Wii and games ... gone. ARRRRGGHHH!!! This and the giant mud stains on my carpet are the worst so far ... i mean, you can rob me ... but at least wipe your feet.

We make our way up the bedroom and office, fairly ransacked, all my GF's jewelry dumped out, things rummaged through ... but next to nothing stolen. We get into the office, and thank god, my computer and my entire movie making career are untouched. phew. Funniest quote by the cop "Well, it looks like they didn't really steal anything, and thank god (beat) It looks like the turtle is going to make it." I couldn't help but laugh.

By the time we get back downstairs, the cops inform me that they "retreived my nintendo" Apparently they were fast enough to scare the kids into dropping my stuff, but not fast enough to catch them.

So, all in all, they got away with 4 Wii games and a half broken portable DVD player, while leaving pretty much everything that was of real value alone. I mean ... they stole guitar hero but not the guitar controller. I have pity for them that they are that stupid. total gross loss including door repair, about 400 bucks.

There's another story about fighting my HOA to put in a door without a window, but it's really not as interesting. Needless to say, I got my door.

THE ENTRY POINT, I'M SO GLAD THE SAFETY GLASS WAS THERE SO THEY DIDN'T CUT THEMSELVES BREAKING INTO MY HOME.
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NINTENDO AND BASKETS OF GAMES/ACCESSORIES STOLEN. BOO.
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NINTENDO RECOVERED!!!! GO COPS!!!
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BEN ... YOU GOT THAT CRAZY LOOK IN YOUR EYE AGAIN.
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Sorry that happened to you, but glad you've got a sense of humor about it. It could have been MUCH worse.
 
thanks guys, yeah i figure if you get upset ... that's about all that happens, you get to sit there in your own steam. Today almost got comical with the amount stuff that went wrong. Just gotta roll with it. It's funny, cause I have a script in the works where the main character's place gets broken into. I said to my girlfriend, "I really feel qualified to write that scene now, I think I can capture how it feels better" <- Note: this is the point in your life when you know you are a film dork.

Totally wanted to play Guitar Hero when I got home tho. lol.
 
I'm not so forgiving. Thieves should be shot no if-and-or-buts. It's not so much what they take but the bulls*#t you go through after they've had their fun. There is absolutely no reason for it other then greed.

DDP
 
glad your stuff was okay. december 1st '06 i walked to my car and found the window smashed and my trunk completely empty. i shrugged it off, thinking about them stealing my car toolbox and leather jacket and light stand. it was about 4 hours later that I realised that I forgot to take out my audio kit complete with sennheiser mkh416 and wireless lav set. i got so pissed, and the insurance company just stopped returning my phone calls. i still haven't replaced any of it.
 
Most likely your robbers are kids from your area. Criminals are to stupid to realise that they shouldn't piss where they sleep. They must have known you had a Wii and figured on making some cash by selling it or just wanted one.
 
Ben Sliker said:
thanks guys, yeah i figure if you get upset ... that's about all that happens, you get to sit there in your own steam.
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Glad to hear it wasn't any worse than it was. Sometimes a little steam can be good. Brian Garfield had a coat stolen and it led him to write Death Wish.
 
ddp said:
I'm not so forgiving. Thieves should be shot no if-and-or-buts. It's not so much what they take but the bulls*#t you go through after they've had their fun. There is absolutely no reason for it other then greed.

DDP
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lol ... who said i forgave those little sh*ts? he he. Yeah ... installing that door was a pain.

Tom Marshall said:
Sorry to hear that, Ben. You need a Rottweiller... :thumbsup:
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A dog has been brought up in conversation, also security system, new steel door, gun and safe. 3 of which i now have.

mrWr0ng said:
glad your stuff was okay. december 1st '06 i walked to my car and found the window smashed and my trunk completely empty. i shrugged it off, thinking about them stealing my car toolbox and leather jacket and light stand. it was about 4 hours later that I realised that I forgot to take out my audio kit complete with sennheiser mkh416 and wireless lav set. i got so pissed, and the insurance company just stopped returning my phone calls. i still haven't replaced any of it.
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I had someone smash my car window in Madison to get to my Ipod Mini a couple years ago. that was another 400 dollar loss day.

mjjason said:
Most likely your robbers are kids from your area. Criminals are to stupid to realise that they shouldn't piss where they sleep. They must have known you had a Wii and figured on making some cash by selling it or just wanted one.
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They are. My old lady neighbors thought they had recognized them as they ran away. I live in a nice new neighborhood that's next to some not so nice neighborhoods. Winter vacation should be like 3 days, kids get bored and then they do stupid stuff. They cased my house cause we are a young couple, and then waited til i left. (i have a VERY erratic schedule in real estate, so they had to have waited for me to leave)

And I know they just wanted the Wii because they unplugged all the cables and took the accesories for it. If it was a robbery for stuff to sell they would have taken a lot more. Of course, that didn't stop them from trashing the rest of my house looking for cash.

Blaine said:
Glad to hear it wasn't any worse than it was. Sometimes a little steam can be good. Brian Garfield had a coat stolen and it led him to write Death Wish.
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hmm, i got an idea ... BUT I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO SEE BEN WHEN HE'S ANGRY.

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Drew Ott said:
Heh, congrats.

Good luck catching those kids.

You should leave some Wii games sitting in your yard and set up a security camera. :thumbsup:
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Better yet, these guys are so stupid, you could set up a rabbit trap with the games inside...


...that'd catch them.
 
anhar,

the cops were going to print my wii, but they said A. the gunk they use to print my electronics would probably ruin them and was difficult to remove, and B. since they were juveniles, the likelihood of them having prints on file is slim to none. So I decided against it. A lot of the prints we could see (see kids, this is a lesson to NOT dust in your house) in the dust were streaks which are useless anyway.

For the first time in my life ... I actually registered 2 of those games that got stolen. I wonder if there's a play there...
 
Have once had my place broken into by the same people (it was obvious they came back after seeing what was there), I feel for you and am happy for your bit of luck given the circumstances. Now that I've got my own house, I've got an alarm and put double deadbolts on all door with outside access. Meaning, if they deadbolt is locked, you need a key to even get out. No smashing a window just to turn the lock there. Also, I have some freakin' sharks with lasers on their heads.
 
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