So I'm sitting at home right now, right...

CosaNostraUSMC · 12-23-2007, 22:49

...and I walk from the living room to the bedroom to get on PS.com. My wife is in the living room with our son. As I sit down and log on, I hear voices outside, so naturally I look out the window (we're third floor streetside in little mexico) and see 2 unfamiliar young girls walk into the complex. I proceed to go back to the computer.

About 5 mins later, a knock at the door. I go to the door and peer thorugh the peep hole. I see the 2 girls in our hallway that I earlier saw entering the building. One is knocking on the neighboors door across from ours and the other has since moved laterally from our door...out of view. I get suspicious, don't answer, and am now heavy with a can.

They begin their decent down the stairs from our floor, which are directly adjacent to our door. I open our door and look on either side of the ground outside our door...we usually have a statue on either side, that were wedding gifts from Okinawa, which are now GONE.

I move out of the door and decend the stairs and catch them at the neighboors front door directly below our unit. I say, "Where are the statues that were next to my door?". They turn around and I get a good look at these two Latina juvenile girls, and begin taking mental notes of their appearance and attire.

The one closest to me says, "No abla Engles." By now I've figured they pulled the, 'I'm gonna play stupid Hispanic card'. Well, I wasn't having it. So, in my crappiest Spanish I say, "Oh really, maybe I'll get my gun!". Right away the first girl coughs up 1 of our statues from her pocket and I ask for # 2. They say, "there was only one". I say, "no there was 2 and I want the other one or there'll be mas problemas, comprende!". The first girl tells the second to give it back, and she does.

Now I'm glaring at them as if I could kill them, knowing that they just walked up to my front door and stole a wedding gift that was given to us by good friends, something irreplacable....not to mention so close to the holidays. Low down dirty bitches!

They leave, and I'm calm since we got our possesions back. Something tells me to go outside though, and I do. When I get street level, to my surprise and amazement, they're casing the complex next door to us. I figure they've been doing this all night, since it's holidays and a lot of folks are out of town. I decide to call a Paisan at the local PD.

He shows up in 5 mins, since he patrols my hood. I tell him all that happened, including my threat of getting my gun, and how they coughed up the goods right then and there. He radios another car, saying the girls I described were down the street as he approached my location. The other unit flies down to ID them and make a report.

He says, "You wanna press charges or what?" I told him, "nah, just punk kids, but thought you should be aware that they're casing the area, may lead to somehting later on, may not. Either way, I want to put it on the record that it took place and you get their info...just in case my use of the word "gun" brings uninvited guests around my place and family in the near future." And I let him know I'll be in NY for almost a week in the coming days, wife and son will be alone at home. He's a stand up guy so he says he'll patrol my place in the evinings and have someone roll through the hood in the afternoons for me, just to keep an eye out.

Not to get too long winded, but fuck...if you're gonna steal something, go big or go home. Don't waste the victim's time, LEOs time, or your own time with petty crimes like these 2 cafones. It's not worth the risk of arrest, or even worse, getting clipped by a pissed off homeowner, is it?!

FWIW, my guy at the PD called me now, said he got their info from their IDs, a couple of polaroids and told them, "it would behoove you not to fuck around with the gentleman's apartment or family after tonight. He knows people...and now...he knows who you are and where you live."

Just remember to remain vigilent during these holidays, Gents. If you leave town, have someone watching your place.

GratefulCitizen · 12-23-2007, 23:16

Well done.

Stay safe.

12-23-2007, 23:34

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Originally Posted by CosaNostraUSMC

...told them, "it would behoove you not to fuck around with the gentleman's apartment or family after tonight. He knows people...and now...he knows who you are and where you live."

IMHO and experience, the best of deterrents.

CosaNostraUSMC · 12-23-2007, 23:45

Laptop... $900

Monthly internet... $50

Looks on the faces of the girls in the polaroids I'm looking at right now... PRICELESS!

sleepyhead4 · 12-24-2007, 02:01

Right on. Someone who won't take sh!t and play victim. You are my new hero.

**Jack Moroney (RIP)** · 12-24-2007, 06:12

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Originally Posted by CosaNostraUSMC

Just remember to remain vigilent during these holidays, Gents. If you leave town, have someone watching your place.

Well if I hear anything outside my door that does not sound like an owl, coyote, fox, or large non-human breaking through the crust of the snow, the tranquility of the forest will be disrupted by a round getting jacked into the chamber.

CosaNostraUSMC · 12-24-2007, 10:31

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Originally Posted by Jack Moroney

Well if I hear anything outside my door that does not sound like an owl, coyote, fox, or large non-human breaking through the crust of the snow, the tranquility of the forest will be disrupted by a round getting jacked into the chamber.

Sir, you always find a way to put things so...eloquently.

Defender968 · 12-24-2007, 10:35

My only comment would be next time press charges, the first one may not do much but many states have 3 strike type laws, in SC it's called property crimes enhancement, after the 2nd conviction of a property crime i.e. stealing something, you can be charged with the property crimes enhancement statute which actually has teeth. I got a long time career criminal sent away for nearly a decade with this statute after he stole a 6 pack of natty light.

SF_BHT · 12-24-2007, 10:46

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Originally Posted by Defender968

My only comment would be next time press charges, the first one may not do much but many states have 3 strike type laws, in SC it's called property crimes enhancement, after the 2nd conviction of a property crime i.e. stealing something, you can be charged with the property crimes enhancement statute which actually has teeth. I got a long time career criminal sent away for nearly a decade with this statute after he stole a 6 pack of natty light.

Ditto. Unless those girls were known and you wanted to cut them a break you should have pressed charges. If it was the 1st time it might get them back on the right course. If not they may have been at this for a long time and use their cute little Latina look to keep them out of jail.

CosaNostraUSMC · 12-24-2007, 11:36

The officer obtained their info and photos for me, off the record.

We're having someone pay them a visit this morning...should change their minds about doing this sort of thing again, especially if it involves my property and residence.

Don't think we'll be seeing those two girls around the neighborhood again, anytime soon.

gagners · 12-26-2007, 07:30

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Originally Posted by Jack Moroney

Well if I hear anything outside my door that does not sound like an owl, coyote, fox, or large non-human breaking through the crust of the snow, the tranquility of the forest will be disrupted by a round getting jacked into the chamber.

well, sir - you are officially dropped off my "people to bring cookies and maple syrup to during the holidays without calling ahead first" list...