All Forum Posts by: Krystal Stowe

I had three break-ins at the last project I did in Englewood.  The first one, they climbed up a power pole and disconnected the power to the building, then up a tree and smashed through a 2nd floor window.  They stripped the service, took a couple of furnaces and hot water heaters.  Oddly enough, they left the copper plumbing untouched.

The second time there was a camera/alarm system with a battery backup.  We saw the video.  These guys were all dressed like Batman...black hoods, black masks, gloves, sunglasses.  They knew where the cameras all were...they managed to mostly avoid getting filmed.  They again took the furnaces and hot water heaters and left the plumbing, probably because the cops showed up shortly after the alarm went off.  

The same day, after the cops left, we hired a company to put two of the meanest German Shepherds (and I love dogs!) I've ever seen in the house.  Wouldn't you know it, a few hours later, the dogs caught the same guys coming back for another go round, probably to grab the copper.  The video was kind of comical.  The thieves broke into the basement this time, and one of the dogs did like a Bruce Lee flying leap right at them with its mouth open.  The perps somehow managed to pick up a door slab and use it like a shield.  Got pinned down though, cops showed up, and they were arrested.  

No more break-ins after that.  So in conclusion...Dogs rule.