Apartment in Riverside/Avondale

[jaxlore]

thats seems to be the mo. Knock on the door out front and then come in through the back. One of my neighbor's that got robbed, somebody did call the cops and they dropped the tv and ran when they heard them coming, still not sure how the cops where not able to catch them, they need less donuts i guess.

[Shwaz]

I'm more surprised the police got there before the theives took everything but the slab. I've called to report violence happening right in front of me right then and was told an hour later to stop calling.

[parabellum]

People gotta look out for themselves and each other...can't rely on the police to do it. 

[fsu813]

my parent's house was done the same way.

1) knock on front door

2) if noone answers break in the back.

However....

my brother (23 & firefighter) was home at the time. his car was parked out front (not very bright crooks) and he was taking a nap upstairs. he heard the knock on the front door and didn't answer it. Then he hears this huge banging on the back door. he thinks it's one of our younger brothers trying to knock louder - from being out the night before. my brother stumbles down stairs and heads to the back door, all the while our very large dog is barking like at the back door (not very bright crooks #2). Just then they kick open the back door (apparently they had been working on it loudly for a few minutes) and come in. My brother sees them, the dog sees them, and they both freak out. My brother doesn't have his glasses or contacts in so he can't see much. The crooks see my brother and the dog and haul ass out the back door, through the back fence and into thier get away car parked in the alley. What dumb crooks to #1 break into a house with car parked on the curb, #2 break into a house when they can easily hear a big dog barking. they were lucky my brother couldn't see at the moment. hell, i would have chased that mofo down and beat him.