Victor in the 'Hood
I got the following from a friend. What a wonderful world we live in. Of course, let's by all means find free shelter, clean drug needles, counsellors and a stuffed Christmas stocking for these two charmers. Also, if they happen to be sitting, drug-addled in front of your favourite store, be sure to make a generous cash donation. After all, as we are being told hourly by the media, Christmas is really about being kind to unfortunates like this.
We had a couple of kids with snow shovels casing our house-and that of our neighbours-today. We caught them peering into the windows and rattling the door etc.
They rang our bell, but when they heard our dog bark they beetled off to our neighbour's house.
By the time I got my boots on they were at my neighbours house, rattling the door and looking into the windows. I confronted them, and they were clearly high as kites, claiming they just wanted to shovel some steps so they could "buy their parents a Christmas gift". Their snow shovels had never been used, and still had the store stickers and price tags on them.
I told them we had a very active Block Watch group, that I found their story unbelievable, and if I saw them in the neighbourhood again I would call 911. At that point they told me to "F" off and ran off down the street.
I then got into my car and followed them. They made their way straight to Broadway and got on bus heading east.
Both were about 20. One very fair with short blond hair and the other darker with dread-locks. Both were wearing hoodies with parkas on top. Both also wore back packs. Their shovels had never been used.
This just a heads-up.
2 comments:
They probably stole the shovels!
Hi David,
We just received the following e-mail (identical to your friend Victor's note) sent by one of our neighbours to a group of us who form a sort of e-mail block watch. It took a while to make it's way to us, but I'm glad to see that there are ways to warn citizens about such creeps who are always happy to take advantage of a new opportunity to scam their fellow man.
Mo.
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Fellow Dunbar residents... please note this recent suspicious activity and please call 911 if you see anything suspicious like this
Wishing everyone a very Happy (and safe) New Year
Stuart Turnbull
BlockWatch Captain - 35xx W.36th Ave
From: VPD Block Watch [mailto:blockwatch@vpd.ca]
Sent: 31 December 2008 14:01
To: Krenz, Dave
Subject: From V.P.D Blockwatch special alert
Greetings District 4 Blockwatch members,
Please read e-mail below. It was written by a District 4 Blockwatch captain. This is a good example of a suspicious circumstance where the suspects were posing as people wanting to clear snow from driveways.
However, they were also testing door locks and looking in windows. Probably up to NO GOOD. Please read e-mail below.
Constable David Krenz 1225
Vancouver Police Department
City of Blockwatch Co-Ordinator
blockwatch@vpd.ca
From: Linda
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 21:11
To: VPD Block Watch
Subject: Bad Guys In
Hi Constables Krenz, Barraclough and Gardner and Community Patrollers:
Below is a report of attempted B&E's in Dunbar from a resident. These guys have a novel approach that fits the season!
Patrollers: if you see these guys, please call 911.
Linda M
-------- Original Message --------
Subject:
Re: [ Neighbours] [Fwd: Block Watch Weekly Crime Stats - D4]
Date:
Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:21:18 -0800
Short report:
We had a couple of kids with snow shovels casing our house—and that of our neighbours—today. We caught them peering into the windows and rattling the door etc.
They rang our bell, but when they heard our dog bark they beetled off to our neighbour's house.
By the time I got my boots on they were at my neighbours house, rattling the door and looking into the windows. I confronted them, and they were clearly high as kites, claiming they just wanted to shovel some steps so they could "buy their parents a Christmas gift". Their snow shovels had never been used, and still had the store stickers and price tags on them.
I told them we had a very active Block Watch group, that I found their story unbelievable, and if I saw them in the neighbourhood again I would call 911. At that point they told me to "F" off and ran off down the street.
I then got into my car and followed them. They made their way straight to Broadway and got on bus heading east.
Both were about 20. One very fair with short blond hair and the other darker with dread-locks. Both were wearing hoodies with parkas on top. Both also wore back packs. Their shovels had never been used.
This just a heads-up.
Mark G
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