Sorry, y'all. Gotta vent.
We've been living in this apartment complex since last May. Not been problematic other than other residents who don't like to pick up their dog poop like they're supposed to. We had given our notice that when our lease was up mid-May we'd be moving out. A friend is renting us a big house twice the size of the apartment for less rent. Works for me.
So yesterday morning, prob'ly around 7 a.m. I was in the apartment kitchen puting dishes away, both my boys (15 & 17 yrs old) were in the living room watching tv before they started school for the day (we homeschool). Husband had been gone to work since before 6 so when I heard someone turn the front door and push the door to come in I couldn't imagine it was anyone other than my husband who might've forgotten something or decidede to come back home. I ran to the door to unlock the top dead bolt because it can only be opened from inside. Just when I was about to grab the door my 17 yr old said, "You better look first!" I stopped and looked thru the peep hole in time to see someone, a man, I didnt know in a green shirt round the corner out of sight. I figured it had to be someone that works maybe in maintenance had the wrong apartment. No big deal. I went out to run the running trail within eyeshot of my apartment at around 8:30. The youngest son came outside with me so I wouldn't be alone. The oldest stayed inside and locked the door. When I returned from my run 30 minutes later the oldest said, "Whoever it was that was here earlier came back." It was the same thing. Turned the . Pushed the door. Left when it wouldn't open. My son got a better look at the guy. He had on a black beanie hat & green shirt. Strange. It was almost 80 degrees out yesterday. Why a beanie hat? Oldest son & I left to go over to the house we're going to rent to do some work (we're painting & updating) around lunch time. My youngest stayed home to take care of the dog & work on school. He called around 2:30 to say it happened again. I asked if the man knocked. No. Did he say anything? No. Did YOU say anything. My son yelled, "You have the wrong apartment, buddy!" He said the man stopped & he saw him walk away. Same description. Around 4:00 the youngest was in his room when heard someone pounding on the door. He called my oldest to see it if was him outside. Nope, he was still at the house with me. When I heard what was up I instructed my youngest to hang up and call 911 now. We dropped everything and hurried home. The police were here. Nobody saw the guy. Weird.
Today I stayed home. Didn't go anywhere all day. Around 3:15 this afternoon my youngest son & I left to go let him pay off his game at the local Gamestop and to get some groceries. We had been at the Gamestop for only a few minutes when my oldest who stayed home called me & said someone was trying to get in the door. I told him to hang up, call 911, and I was on my way. I left my youngest at the store and raced back home. I pulled in just behind a State Trooper. I nearly ran him over parking my car. A man in plain clothes walked over to the trooper's car as I jumped out of my car screaming and running for my door. They ran after me. Got upstairs to the door of our 2nd floor apartment. I never saw anyone. I pounded on the door yelling for my son to open it up. I kept yelling and yelling so he'd know it was me. We have loaded guns and, yes, my boys both know where they are and are educated in operating them. We never saw anyone. The trooper took my son in his car to go look around for the guys. This time there were two. One was in the same beanie hat & red shirt. The other was in a black hoodie with the hood pulled over his head. Again, it's 80 degrees outside. There's no need for winter wear. When my son heard someone at the door again he looked through the peep hole in time to see the guy in the hoodie puting something into the lock. Scared my poor kiddo! He's a big boy but he's like this skittish gentle giant. LOL! He ran back to my bedroom with the dog, locked the bedroom door, hid with his phone and the gun, and called the police. It's likely the guys heard my son running because he's a big boy and you can hear him when he runs across the 2nd story floor. They heard him & left.
There's something in this apartment that these guys want. They want it bad enough to not give up after numerous failed attempts. What truly freaks me out is that I was here all day and nothing happened. As soon as I left someone was trying to get inside again. I feel like I'm being watched. That scares the crap out of me.
The police were here and I talked to them for a bit. I understand there's only so much they can do. At this point, no crime has yet been commited. Even if they'd found the guys the only thing that could be done is serve them a trespass warrant for the complex. It's not until these guys get inside that they have commited a chargable offense. The problem is, if they come inside while one of us are here they're literally taking their lives in their own hands. Like I said, we're armed.
I'm guessing tonight we'll get the most valuable items that I wouldn't want in the hands of a criminal out of here and secured elsewhere. I won't be leaving the boys here alone anymore. And when we leave we'll take our handguns with us so those don't end up in the hands of criminals. The rest of the stuff here they can help themselves to. I have insurance.
We were going to have a nice, leisurely 2 month moving schedule. I think that just changed.
Sorry. Needed to vent. I'm frustrated feeling like a prisoner in my own home, creeped-out feeling like I'm being watched, and thoroughly ed that my boys are scared to death now.
We've been living in this apartment complex since last May. Not been problematic other than other residents who don't like to pick up their dog poop like they're supposed to. We had given our notice that when our lease was up mid-May we'd be moving out. A friend is renting us a big house twice the size of the apartment for less rent. Works for me.
So yesterday morning, prob'ly around 7 a.m. I was in the apartment kitchen puting dishes away, both my boys (15 & 17 yrs old) were in the living room watching tv before they started school for the day (we homeschool). Husband had been gone to work since before 6 so when I heard someone turn the front door and push the door to come in I couldn't imagine it was anyone other than my husband who might've forgotten something or decidede to come back home. I ran to the door to unlock the top dead bolt because it can only be opened from inside. Just when I was about to grab the door my 17 yr old said, "You better look first!" I stopped and looked thru the peep hole in time to see someone, a man, I didnt know in a green shirt round the corner out of sight. I figured it had to be someone that works maybe in maintenance had the wrong apartment. No big deal. I went out to run the running trail within eyeshot of my apartment at around 8:30. The youngest son came outside with me so I wouldn't be alone. The oldest stayed inside and locked the door. When I returned from my run 30 minutes later the oldest said, "Whoever it was that was here earlier came back." It was the same thing. Turned the . Pushed the door. Left when it wouldn't open. My son got a better look at the guy. He had on a black beanie hat & green shirt. Strange. It was almost 80 degrees out yesterday. Why a beanie hat? Oldest son & I left to go over to the house we're going to rent to do some work (we're painting & updating) around lunch time. My youngest stayed home to take care of the dog & work on school. He called around 2:30 to say it happened again. I asked if the man knocked. No. Did he say anything? No. Did YOU say anything. My son yelled, "You have the wrong apartment, buddy!" He said the man stopped & he saw him walk away. Same description. Around 4:00 the youngest was in his room when heard someone pounding on the door. He called my oldest to see it if was him outside. Nope, he was still at the house with me. When I heard what was up I instructed my youngest to hang up and call 911 now. We dropped everything and hurried home. The police were here. Nobody saw the guy. Weird.
Today I stayed home. Didn't go anywhere all day. Around 3:15 this afternoon my youngest son & I left to go let him pay off his game at the local Gamestop and to get some groceries. We had been at the Gamestop for only a few minutes when my oldest who stayed home called me & said someone was trying to get in the door. I told him to hang up, call 911, and I was on my way. I left my youngest at the store and raced back home. I pulled in just behind a State Trooper. I nearly ran him over parking my car. A man in plain clothes walked over to the trooper's car as I jumped out of my car screaming and running for my door. They ran after me. Got upstairs to the door of our 2nd floor apartment. I never saw anyone. I pounded on the door yelling for my son to open it up. I kept yelling and yelling so he'd know it was me. We have loaded guns and, yes, my boys both know where they are and are educated in operating them. We never saw anyone. The trooper took my son in his car to go look around for the guys. This time there were two. One was in the same beanie hat & red shirt. The other was in a black hoodie with the hood pulled over his head. Again, it's 80 degrees outside. There's no need for winter wear. When my son heard someone at the door again he looked through the peep hole in time to see the guy in the hoodie puting something into the lock. Scared my poor kiddo! He's a big boy but he's like this skittish gentle giant. LOL! He ran back to my bedroom with the dog, locked the bedroom door, hid with his phone and the gun, and called the police. It's likely the guys heard my son running because he's a big boy and you can hear him when he runs across the 2nd story floor. They heard him & left.
There's something in this apartment that these guys want. They want it bad enough to not give up after numerous failed attempts. What truly freaks me out is that I was here all day and nothing happened. As soon as I left someone was trying to get inside again. I feel like I'm being watched. That scares the crap out of me.
The police were here and I talked to them for a bit. I understand there's only so much they can do. At this point, no crime has yet been commited. Even if they'd found the guys the only thing that could be done is serve them a trespass warrant for the complex. It's not until these guys get inside that they have commited a chargable offense. The problem is, if they come inside while one of us are here they're literally taking their lives in their own hands. Like I said, we're armed.
I'm guessing tonight we'll get the most valuable items that I wouldn't want in the hands of a criminal out of here and secured elsewhere. I won't be leaving the boys here alone anymore. And when we leave we'll take our handguns with us so those don't end up in the hands of criminals. The rest of the stuff here they can help themselves to. I have insurance.
We were going to have a nice, leisurely 2 month moving schedule. I think that just changed.
Sorry. Needed to vent. I'm frustrated feeling like a prisoner in my own home, creeped-out feeling like I'm being watched, and thoroughly ed that my boys are scared to death now.
