Sorry to report yet another break-in in Sosua. It happened yesterday. In order to get into the house they ripped the bars out of the walls and then kicked in the double-glazed windows. Interior doors were locked so in all they smashed 3 seperate sets of bars and windows.
I have to point out the fact that on two of the windows it was the bars that failed before the concrete in seven out of eight fixings. The problem is that each fixing of about four inches in length is seperately welded to the "frame" of the bars. whack it with a hammer or put a crow-bar to it and it just snaps the weld. I have instructed a handyman to weld new fixings but one single solid bar top and bottom and welded along the back of the the "frame" in several places.
Inside the house the burglars found nothing. There's nothing there! They could have seen for themselves by looking through the windows. The house is emptied when the owners aren't living there. We think they ended up taking a couple of bottles of Smirnoff Ice and a half empty bottle of Brugal. Perhaps they stole some clothes.
I hate to point a finger but the "job" was carried out by Haitians working opposite in the middle of the day. This is the second time that when casual labour has been brought into the area the same house gets raided.
If I find the fu%ks that did this I swear I will eradicate the problem from my neighbouhood for once and for all. The couple who own the house just don't deserve it, I have to tell them. It won't be easy. I have taken it on myself to be my responsibility to look after the place.
The damage probably runs to thousands of dollars.
I hope the people responsible come back to make sure nothing got missed. :surprised
Just as a further note: Another friend has his bars inside his windows and doors. They are the ugliest, meanest bars you've ever seen but held into fixings with several heavy duty padlocks. When he comes he takes them down and stores them in his garage. The fixings get lost in the walls - you would barely notice them. Now, I'm sure some of us don't want to go too far with the bars thing and turn the house into something like a prison. - This is a very clever alternative. Had my friends' house been like this they might have broken one window but I think they would probably have then realised the challenge and given up.
I have to point out the fact that on two of the windows it was the bars that failed before the concrete in seven out of eight fixings. The problem is that each fixing of about four inches in length is seperately welded to the "frame" of the bars. whack it with a hammer or put a crow-bar to it and it just snaps the weld. I have instructed a handyman to weld new fixings but one single solid bar top and bottom and welded along the back of the the "frame" in several places.
Inside the house the burglars found nothing. There's nothing there! They could have seen for themselves by looking through the windows. The house is emptied when the owners aren't living there. We think they ended up taking a couple of bottles of Smirnoff Ice and a half empty bottle of Brugal. Perhaps they stole some clothes.
I hate to point a finger but the "job" was carried out by Haitians working opposite in the middle of the day. This is the second time that when casual labour has been brought into the area the same house gets raided.
If I find the fu%ks that did this I swear I will eradicate the problem from my neighbouhood for once and for all. The couple who own the house just don't deserve it, I have to tell them. It won't be easy. I have taken it on myself to be my responsibility to look after the place.
The damage probably runs to thousands of dollars.
I hope the people responsible come back to make sure nothing got missed. :surprised
Just as a further note: Another friend has his bars inside his windows and doors. They are the ugliest, meanest bars you've ever seen but held into fixings with several heavy duty padlocks. When he comes he takes them down and stores them in his garage. The fixings get lost in the walls - you would barely notice them. Now, I'm sure some of us don't want to go too far with the bars thing and turn the house into something like a prison. - This is a very clever alternative. Had my friends' house been like this they might have broken one window but I think they would probably have then realised the challenge and given up.