burgalur knocking on doors

coolock94 · 31-12-2013 10:00pm #1

I fear for my nan and granddad as a house on their road was robbed a few weeks ago, a traveller man was knocking on doors moments before the house was robbed the victim was an old lady. this man is knocking on doors of house with no cars in the garden in the hope the house is empty, my granda said the same bloke knocked yesterday and my granda never answered the door, he watched the man as he went into the gardens without cars in them. my granda is now planning on questioning the man next time he knocks asking him about the service he is offering ( gutter cleaning) my granda is planning on agreeing and getting the mans number ( making sure its the right number before the man leaves) and he plans on handing it over to the gardai, I don't think this is the right think to do the best bet is to wait till he sees him again knocking on doors and ring the gardai.

amdublin · 31-12-2013 10:02pm

I think it'd a good idea if there were more full stops and sentences in your post

Witcher · 31-12-2013 10:03pm

Burgalurs are nothing to be worried about.

He's going to hand over the number to the Gardai...for what?

In case the Garda station needs the gutter cleaned?

Victoria Fortescue · 31-12-2013 10:04pm

To be honest I'd advise your grandad not to let him do any work on the house. If it is the guy you're looking for he might check out whatever valuables he has. You're better off telling him to let the gardai know he's doing the rounds if he sees him again.

DrumSteve · 31-12-2013 10:06pm

amdublin wrote: »

I think it'd a good idea if there were more full stops and sentences in your post

Tbf it wasnt that hard to read. Stop fishing.

OP, if your grandad can handle himself then yeah get the number. If not, call the po-po.

Witcher · 31-12-2013 10:06pm

Victoria Fortescue wrote: »

To be honest I'd advise your grandad not to let him do any work on the house. If it is the guy you're looking for he might check out whatever valuables he has. You're better off telling him to let the garden know he's doing the rounds if he sees him again.

'Hey garden! Look at this cnut trying to rob me!'

:pac:

coolock94 · 31-12-2013 10:07pm

yeah sorry bout that.
well firstly he is thinking of tricking the fella into believing he wants the gutter done,
It is the fella who broke into the other ladies house as he fits the description and the fella who broke in was a traveller.
look I think the best think to do is just call the garda when he is seen again

amdublin · 31-12-2013 10:08pm

DrumSteve wrote: »

Tbf it wasnt that hard to read. Stop fishing.

OP, if your grandad can handle himself then yeah get the number. If not, call the po-po.

It was a horrendous paragraph of text.

Who the hell calls the police/the guards the "po-po"

Stop fishing.

Witcher · 31-12-2013 10:09pm

Could get dangerous..best not entertaining them at all really. Just report it to the guards..let them do the footwork on it.

coolock94 · 31-12-2013 10:09pm

that's the think he can handle your man but I doubt he can handle all your mans family and friends to prosecute the fella you'd have to stand up in court. better if the gardai catch him in the act

amdublin · 31-12-2013 10:09pm

coolock94 wrote: »

look I think the best think to do is just call the garda when he is seen again

I think this is the best idea

FreshKnickers · 31-12-2013 10:09pm

*Knock Knock*
How'yre? Got any stuff I can rob?
Cheers.

Flawless.

dmc17 · 31-12-2013 10:10pm

coolock94 wrote: »

yeah sorry bout that.
well firstly he is thinking of tricking the fella into believing he wants the gutter done,
It is the fella who broke into the other ladies house as he fits the description and the fella who broke in was a traveller.
look I think the best think to do is just call the garda when he is seen again

What happens if he actually cleans the gutters for him. There'll be an awkward silence then.

Mint Aero · 31-12-2013 10:11pm

Waits for the bleeding hearts "what's the relevance of him being a traveller?" :rolleyes:

disco1 · 31-12-2013 10:12pm

Op dont worry about fools annoying you about full stops ect , if it annoys them why read it ,go annoy somebody else.

disco1 · 31-12-2013 10:12pm

Op dont worry about fools annoying you about full stops ect , if it annoys them why read it ,go annoy somebody else.

dmc17 · 31-12-2013 10:13pm

Is he a French burgalure?

Clonsuttonlad · 31-12-2013 10:14pm

Travellers hate dogs, and love copper.

Act accordingly

Donnielighto · 31-12-2013 10:18pm

Mint Aero wrote: »

Waits for the bleeding hearts "what's the relevance of him being a traveller?" :rolleyes:

As a general rule they are scummier and have less respect for others than normal people.

kirb42 · 31-12-2013 10:20pm

amdublin wrote: »

I think it'd a good idea if there were more full stops and sentences in your post

amdublin.... I take it you'll be staying in tonight....

Victoria Fortescue · 31-12-2013 10:26pm

Blay wrote: »

'Hey garden! Look at this cnut trying to rob me!'

:pac:

Damn predictive text. You caught me before the edit

rolliepoley · 31-12-2013 10:26pm

Bait him in, catch him, and watch him squirm.

amdublin · 31-12-2013 10:27pm

kirb42 wrote: »

amdublin.... I take it you'll be staying in tonight....

Yup. Reading.
http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/854886-eats-shoots-leaves-the-zero-tolerance-approach-to-punctuation

You?

holystungun9 · 31-12-2013 10:37pm

Mint Aero wrote: »

Waits for the bleeding hearts "what's the relevance of him being a traveller?" :rolleyes:

Let them figure out who stole all the full stops in OP's post. They'll get there eventually.

Rachiee · 31-12-2013 10:37pm

The problem is unless the gaurds catch him red handed there is very little they can do. If youre grandad does report him all he can say is that he seen him on the street around the time of the burgulary the gaurds cant really do anything about that. They could interview him but without evidence the dpp will refuse to take the case.

BorneTobyWilde · 31-12-2013 10:40pm

Rachiee wrote: »

The problem is unless the gaurds catch him red handed there is very little they can do. If youre grandad does report him all he can say is that he seen him on the street around the time of the burgulary the gaurds cant really do anything about that. They could interview him but without evidence the dpp will refuse to take the case.

Only way he will be caught red handed is if he agrees to paint his fence and uses red paint and is a messy painter.

Dan_Solo · 31-12-2013 10:40pm

Even my mother better phone first or I don't answer the door. Doubt I've missed anybody handing me a million euro cheque.

user2012 · 31-12-2013 11:54pm

Best advice I can give you is to get your grandfather to ring the guards the next time there's someone strange around or if he notices any unusual cars/ vans in the area. Take down the reg & ring it in.
Also if your grandfather has any jewellery/ expensive items in the house I'd be getting it valued, take photos of it & notify the insurance company.
If he's in the habit of keeping cash in the house make him get rid of it. If he's not a fan of banks then credit union or post office.
Get sensor lights fitted, get an alarm too while your at it. Make sure all doors & windows are properly secured regardless of how small the opening is, even the small bathroom window left open is enough for some scumbags to gain entry.

What I listed might sound extreme but there's no point taking chances anymore. The way our justice system is run a repeat offender will most likely get a light slap on the wrist & is back out "cleaning gutters" before you know it.

Boils my blood that scumbags are getting away with this day in day out & they know if they spin a sob story of a difficult childhood/ broken home/ drink or drug addiction that they can walk away scot free.

burgalur knocking on doors

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