Galeville Crime!

Well, tonight our neighbor scared off a couple kids trying get into our back yard by hopping the fence & trying to get the gate open. WTF? This was around 12:45am & they were so loud, apparently, that they woke our neighbor up. She initially thought that it was me outside her window & yelled my name at them. Once she realized it wasn't me, she freaked out & called 911. She then came over & woke us up by ringing the door bell. Of course at that point, the dog was going nuts, barking at her.

Not long after, the K-9 Sheriff showed up, but there was little he could do at that point. He searched the yards up & down the street & said he would keep a vigilant eye on the neighborhood the rest of the night.

There has been a rash of car break-ins & spray paint vandalism around Galeville recently, but this is the first time we've heard of someone trying to gain access to a house or secured area like a fenced in yard or shed. Needless to say, we'll be leaving the back deck & side walkway lights on over-night from now on & we WILL be looking into getting a home security system installed ASAP!

I am also considering starting a neighborhood watch website or twitter following & see where it leads. It could be a real good way for ever one to stay connected about what's going on at their end of the "HOOD". Its late & I'm going back to bed. Nite & stay the hell outta my yard!

UPDATE: Chrissie was on her way to work this morning & stopped @ one of the houses down the street because the was a Sheriff's car out front. She was able to find out that apparently their house was burglarized last night. A couple "kids" people were able to gain access to the house overnight through a partially open window - ON THE SECOND LEVEL! We're not sure what they were able to get, but they were in the house w/ the people home. Kinda Bawlsy if you ask me. As far as I know, they didn't even get a description. WTF is the neighborhood coming to?