Break in at my house

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jfrank3600

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Well, I got that phone call from the wife today... House was broken into and other than ransacking(sp) our closets, the burglars found my knives... I lost 7 Benchmades and a CRKT Point Guard.

Losing the Tsunami and the AFCK hurt the most... but thankfully the knives are all that they took.

A request:

Anyone got a 800S for sale to replace that burning hole in my back pocket?

John A Franklin

Ps. How do you all store your knives? I don't have a safe...yet...

[This message has been edited by jfrank3600 (edited 11-03-2000).]
 
that sucks. It makes me want to kick some ass. But they only took your knives? That's weird. When my house got robbed, they took every freaking thing valued over 100 dollars. TV, Computer, Jewlery, everything from every room.
 
That was the strange thing, they trashed my closet, wife's jewelry box and then hit my office. They passed up on the computers (2) and tv's. They found my "knife box", grabbed 7 BM's and the CRKT, even passed up a Platinum Visa.
Cops thought it was kids after cash.. none of that 'round here...

John A Franklin

[This message has been edited by jfrank3600 (edited 11-03-2000).]
 
If Algore gets in next tuesday get used to it, Australia has seen a 40% increase in armed roberies since they took guns away from the general public. Don't care who you vote for, just don't vote for him.

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Hope they catch whoever did it. It would be nice if you could get your knives back, but even nicer to bust who did it. Good luck.

Paul
 
It's a bit of a long shot but you should make sure your neighbors know about the thieft. I had someone break into my tool shed last year. Sure enough I lost several thousands of dollars in power tools.

Then a funny thing happened. Over the course of the next week, several neighbors walked up to my door and returned various tools. It turns out that the thieves got spooked and started dumping the goods as they fled. The story was always the same; someone would go out to mow the lawn and find a bunch of my stuff by their fence. I eventually got more than 1/2 of it back.

Good luck, I hope they find your stuff.
 
I know that feeling John. It's not just some things lost. It's more like violation, and it's very personal. When I lived out alone on a ranch, I was broken into twice in about 6 months time. Lost 2 tv,s, a stereo, an old Winchester Model 12 I inherited from my Grandfather, a Ruger .22, and a Buck knife (only knife I had back then). The place looked the same after both break-ins. Even my mattress tossed off the bed at the same angle.

To make a long story short, the 2 guys who broke into my place were caught breaking into my neighbor's ranch a few miles down the road. Both were junkies with prior records, and admitted to both break-ins at my place. I've slept with one eye open ever since.

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"When loss and gain are alike to one, that is real gain.."
 
Just a note of caution to everyone. Upon thorough inspection of the house, the only things missing are 7 discontinued Benchmade Knives and a CRKT Point Guard.

I use my full name on this Forum, trade knives (Benchmades) frequently, and my preferences list my hometown as well. This leaves myself, and anyone else open to potential break-ins.

If you post here, change your prefernces and go anonymous so noone can look up your name and adress in a phone book and violate your home, etc.

J. F.
 
Y'all might want to take a trip to your local Walmart. You can pick up a wall mountable Homack or Stack-On Pistol safe for about $50 or less. I did this and saved about $25 on my home-owners insurance costs per year. It really takes some prying and hard work to break into one of those things and offers you some peace of mind as well as some protection. I booby trapped mine with some internal wiring to an alarm system and a can of UV dyed pepper spray. I put a small warning label near the lock as well. When time permits, I plan on adding an internal electric dehumidifier. Food for thought.
 
Sorry to hear about your loss. Being an ex-police officer I too say it sounds as if it were kids. They usually take small things.

I say stay away from the small safes unless for fire protection of important documents. They seem to be a magnet for thiefs and you "pop" one of those things in seconds. There is a trick to it and the thiefs know it.

Best advice is to find a very good hiding place. Somewhere a person wouldn't be looking for valuable things. A place away from common living areas i.e. bedroom, living room, ect. They go to these places because they will usually take "anything" of value and this is where those items are more condensed. Good luck, Dave

BTW- I once handled a call where "kids" that were on foot (no car) took an entire gun safe from a house. Don't ask me how. There was snow on ground and we tracked for several blocks through yards in a residential area before losing tracks at side of road where they apparently had a car waiting.
 
As mentioned above, the "safes" commonly found at mass market stores may stop your children from playing with your wife's jewelry or your pistol but, it won't slow down someone moderately experienced in theft. Certainly, don't confuse a fire safe for anything other paper documents that you don't want to burn in a house fire. Picking them up and dropping them on a concrete floor will shatter the safe.

If you can afford to spend a little money, getting a real safe can preserve the irreplacable items (great grandma's broach, your grandfathers 45 from WW2, etc.). Buying a second hand safe from a business that has closed through a re-seller can add a lot of piece of mind for ~$200 to $400.

My friends thought I was crazy spending the money I did on a pair of safes (more then I paid for my pick-up with shipping costs) but, when my house is empty during the holidays or vacation, I may loose the items I can replace (old TV's and VCR's, etc.), my grandfathers 22lr Marlin will still be there.

Stay Sharp,
Sid
 
As always Sid has hit the nail on the head.
Even with two dogs that are protective a solid well made safe that weighs over 600 pounds and can not be crow-bared open offers protection against all but well practiced pros who in my case would be better off using their skills elsewhere.

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In memory of James Mattis
 
Ouch, that hurt. But crooks are stupid. Several years ago, two Hispanic gang-bangers toured my health club on a visitors pass. When I returned from the shower, twenty bucks was missing from my pants. Strangely, my BM 970ST titanium knife was still clipped in plain sight to my front right jeans pocket--an item worth at least five times the money. Of course, you can't stick a knife up your nose, but I digress...--OKG
 
I would look for teenage boys in the neighborhood. I would talk to boys who have been in your house or their friends. I suspect some kids who just wanted the knives. I've had it happen before. It turned out that they were friends of the kid next door who fed our cats when we went on vacation. Knives and guns have much more than monetary value to teenage boys.

A cheap gun safe that is screwed to the wall would probably thwart your average teen who sneaks in to grab some stuff.
 
added note.....200 lbs+ of loose shot lead at the bottom of your safe adds a very effective shift factor to the safe....thus you might just find one of those c-ck suckers laying under your safe when you get home...
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[This message has been edited by tom mayo (edited 11-03-2000).]
 
Are you sure your wife didn't just throw them out and report them as stolen? Maybe she doesn't like your knives!
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Seriously though, who have you shown your collection to lately? Who knew where it was kept? There's your culprit.

Sorry about your loss,

Brian.
 
Are you people insane?! My house was broken into . . . the safety of my family was compromised. John may only be concerned about his goddamn knives, but I'm worried about the repercussions of this break-in. One of you zealots broke into my house, rifled through our personal belongings, and terrified my family. To hell with you all and your precious knives. Where are your priorities?! I will make sure that the one who did this will pay to the fullest extent of the law. Forget John, forget his knives, they no longer exist to you.
 
I agree that fire safes are for protection against fire not theft.However I worked for the largest maker of fire safes (sentry Group) for ten years and I can tell you they don't pop open(let alone shatter) if dropped on a concrete floor like stated above.In fact one of the tests they must pass for the ul label (underwriters labortory)is to be heated dropped 2 stories on to concrete and then reheated,and it must not only stay closed but the safe must retain its seal to prevent the papers inside from burning.Now these are the steel models, the plastic boxes aren't subjected to the drop test,but I don't think anyone would use those for theft protection because you can just pick them up and walk away anyways.

[This message has been edited by Lone Hunter (edited 11-03-2000).]
 
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