A neighbor recently had his home broken into in the middle of the day. Sometime between 12 noon and 1:30 someone came by and kicked their door in. The perpetrators ignored the electronics, the large-screen TV, the computer, and the laptop sitting on the kitchen counter. They went straight to the bedroom and trashed it. They found and took the cash stash most people have (usually in an easy-to-find location) but what they were mostly after was jewelry. They took the entire contents of the wife's jewelry chest, cheap costume jewelry and all. In and out in less than 5 minutes, in the opinion of the police.
The neighbor's house was situated in such a fashion that the front door is not visible to any other house, which might be why that house was picked. The police say this is becoming a very common crime - smash the door, grab all the jewelry, and run. They say you'll never get any of it back, as the thieves go through it, stuff all the gold into an envelope, and mail it out of state to one of those "We Buy Gold" places that you see everywhere now. I have no idea what they pay relative to the true price of the gold in what they take in, but I bet it's a small fraction of its worth.
The neighbor's house was situated in such a fashion that the front door is not visible to any other house, which might be why that house was picked. The police say this is becoming a very common crime - smash the door, grab all the jewelry, and run. They say you'll never get any of it back, as the thieves go through it, stuff all the gold into an envelope, and mail it out of state to one of those "We Buy Gold" places that you see everywhere now. I have no idea what they pay relative to the true price of the gold in what they take in, but I bet it's a small fraction of its worth.
